Caring is a universal experience. Almost everybody will find themselves being an unpaid carer for their loved ones at some point or being cared for by their loved ones in turn. We talk about record waiting times for illness’ but for every
The new government has no shortage of challenges to tackle when it comes to housing. Homelessness more than double what it was in 2010; the slow progress of post-Grenfell cladding removal works; years of delays on leasehold reform and renter’s rights; and
It was the youff that did it in the end. Bangladesh, a nation that’s only existed since 1971 had a founding constitution stressing democracy, secularism and socialism. In recent years it’s been synonymous with authoritarianism and repression. Weeks before the UK’s own
Short-Term Lets are an acute issue in central London, and many other tourist and visitor destinations across the country. The issues are on multiple fronts – 13,000 short-term lets advertised in Westminster alone at a time when there are over 3,000 households
We face a looming cliff edge for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) at the end of March next year when existing funding runs out. Last week I held an adjournment debate in the House of Commons to highlight the risk this
The topic of baby loss is arguably one that many people feel uncomfortable discussing, given its sensitive nature. We often avoid talking about it for fear of upsetting the families directly affected and being unable to speak about it in a way
Oswestry is a town in North Shropshire with a proud market trading heritage – a place where people have long come to visit from a large rural hinterland that stretches across the countryside and over into Wales. Yet when I read the
Rishi Sunak turned up the heat on his successor Sir Keir Starmer over his party’s decision to scrap winter fuel payments to millions of pensions. In a heated exchange during PMQs, the former Prime Minister challenged the Labour Government to publish “the
I was happy to bring this debate to Parliament last week as the SEND system is failing some of the country’s most vulnerable children. My inbox is full to the brim with parents who are concerned about the wellbeing of their child
The debate around the taxation of Independent Schools all too often produces an argument centred on the money the Government hopes to raise from imposing VAT. Those in favour argue that it could raise up to £1.5 billion, while others dismiss this
