And so we say farewell to Liz Truss and Rory Stewart – both of whom were promoted in Theresa May’s reshuffle. Truss remains in the Cabinet and got the bigger job in Justice (never has a promotion been so unjust) and Rory Stewart is made Minister of State at International Development. Only George Eustice, the…
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43,000
That’s another thousand in the bag and we still aren’t half way in time yet. And it comes only two days after 42,000 was reached. That was a successful over! Thanks everyone! Take a look at the map which you will see is still dominated by rural constituencies, many of them in grouse moor areas:…
A good reply from my MP
You may remember I wrote to my MP, Tom Pursglove, a little while ago. He and I see the world differently but I was pleased by his thoughtful reply received last week. He writes ‘I appreciate you taking the time to make me aware of your opinions on the subjects of both the EU and…
Lead Week 6, #Pbweekmia
It’s not that we didn’t tell Iceland what they were doing… Here’s an extract from a blog I wrote about Iceland’s decision to sell Red Grouse in its stores back in July this year, soon after the announcement was made. ‘Iceland will have thought long and hard about this business decision of course, and it…
Debate on floods (updated with links and quotes)
I watched the opposition day debate on the floods with interest – every minute of it. There were quite a lot of MPs, of both main political parties, taking the time to praise their constituents and to ask for promises of government money. Fair enough. Some of them were more subtle and convincing than others….