Week 3 – Finding our feet
It’s now been three weeks since the election, and like most of the new MPs I and beginning to find my way around the maze of corridors, staircases and impressive hallways.
25 Oct 2024
News
Week 2 – Newton Abbot MP
My second week as an MP started with a huge state event – The State Opening of Parliament and the King’s Speech.
21 Jul 2024
MP's Column - Week one
I keep on having to remind myself that it was just one week ago that I was standing at the General Election count waiting for the results…
11 Jul 2024
Jack Major Wins Ashburton & Buckfastleigh by-election for Lib Dems
Jack Major storms ahead with nearly 200 vote margin
4 May 2024
Steve Lodge - Lib Dem Police and Crime Commissisioner candidate
Time for a new, better Police and crime commissioer - Steve Lodge
17 Apr 2024
Leaders Column 28th March - The Futures Bright…
With the Easter weekend approaching and the weather giving us the odd fine day, it is starting to feel like spring is finally here. Having been heralded by the daffodils the full bloom of spring is full of promise and renewal.
28 Mar 2024
Leader’s Column 14th March – National Budget
I’m not entirely sure what I was expecting from the Westminster government’s budget, but even so, I am disappointed. Very little in what they announced will help the country, help people with the cost-of-living crisis, help the NHS or the environment...
14 Mar 2024
Leader’s column 29th Feb
This week has been Budget week at Teignbridge. We have been facing questions on how we keep the council services running in the face of not having enough funds to do so. If central government does as it has suggested, Teignbridge will lose over £3M more
29 Feb 2024
Visit to Devon from the PM
PM’s visit – must be an election year?
MW
18 Feb 2024
We need Cottage Hospitals like Teignmouth
Closing cottage hospitals, like Teignmouth, is short sighted, and will be viewed in the same way as selling school playing fields...
MW
1 Feb 2024
Teignmouth Hospital
Save Teignmouth Hospital
MW
15 Jan 2024
Teign Estuary Trail Breakthrough
Breakthrough on Teign Estuary trail with £1M funding from Teignbridge
MW
6 Dec 2023
Teignbridge rated sixth best out of 168 district councils in tackling climate change
Teignbridge rated sixth best out of 168 district councils in tackling climate change
MW
1 Dec 2023
Reshuffle, Reset, but just more of the same…
A reshuffle of Government bringing back David Cameron could either be that no-one in the existing set of Conservative MPs was considered good enough to be fulfil this great office of state, or that the failed former Prime Minister is the best they have...
MW
23 Nov 2023
Teignmouth by-election Lib Dem win
Cllr Daniel Comer won the Teignmouth Central Town Council by-election in spectacular style, winning more than half the vote.
MW
1 Nov 2023
TDC Leader's Column October 26th
Last week there were two by-elections for Westminster. Both caused by misbehaving Tory MPs, and both showed a loss of support from the public for the government.
MW
26 Oct 2023
Party Conference Season
Party Conference season is a strange time of year. This year more than ever with a general election due next year. The Lib Dem conference had a focus on investing in our health service. Access to a GP and early intervention is vital...
MW
10 Oct 2023
TDC Leader’s column – Sept 11 2023
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Teignbridge Executive we were faced with some of the financial issues facing councils across the country. Teignbridge District Council has had around £5M per year removed from its budget by Central Government...
12 Sep 2023
Public Toilets - An essential public service
We can't go without...
MW
15 Aug 2023
Railway Ticket Office Closures must be halted…
Railway Ticket Office Closures must be halted…
18 Jul 2023
Homelessness in Devon Today
To lose your home is a devastating thing to happen to anyone. To lose it because interest rates have gone up again, and your landlord needs to sell up is a failure of government, a failure of a financial system and a blot on our society.
18 Jun 2023