More poor journalism from Sky, apparently it was an overhead power line that caused the fires; but 19c in January does seem a bit warm doesn’t it? Wildfires have been reported in Lochinver, Scotland,… (View Post)

Well done! I stopped 24 years ago, and can’t believe I ever started. Couldn’t pay me to smoke now. Despite being a relatively heavy smoker, 20 a day I’d say, I didn’t find it that difficult to give u… (View Post)

What I learned from my bid to become Rochdale's MP: Parliamentary selection is the toughest bit of our political system. But it was a privilege to try. My piece in @theipaper today https://x.com… (View Post)

There no upside in smoking whatsoever, I can’t see why there shouldn’t be a gradual phasing out of it. Preventing young kids starting, whilst allowing old people who have the habit already to continu… (View Post)

Quite incredible really, that the man who looks certain to be our next PM by virtue of being a sensible person with integrity, was calling for us to remain under restrictions solely so he could point… (View Post)