On the 12 September in parliament, I led the Adjournment Debate on the issue of male chick culling. Most people are not aware of the term “hatch and dispatch”, nevermind the concept of a male chick cull. The reality in the UK
Recently I attended an event hosted by members of the Hindu community, at which I met one of my constituents. It was whilst there that an issue was raised, one which I had neither encountered myself nor considered as a legislator. This
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour may benefit from a rule change allowing unions to donate without member consent, potentially adding £11m to party funding. As reported by The Telegraph, analysis shows Labour could receive up to £11m from unions under relaxed
UK Parliament (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The assisted dying bill in England and Wales has cleared all stages in the House of Commons and has now entered the House of Lords for further scrutiny with a two-day debate underway. The bill, which
UK Parliament (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK government has scheduled a parliamentary debate on the “Stop Killing Games” (SKG) petition for 3 November 2025, following the petition receiving almost 190,000 signatures in the UK alone. The movement, started by YouTuber Ross
The British Social Attitudes Survey in 2024 demonstrated that public trust in government is now lower than it has been at any time in the last fifty years. At one point in the late eighties the number of people saying they trusted
The cosmetic and aesthetic treatment industry is expanding rapidly, yet our laws have utterly failed to keep pace. In 2023 alone, around 7.7 million people in the UK underwent treatments and procedures ranging from Botox injections to facelifts. Every single cosmetic and
Playgrounds don’t often make national headlines. But when Parliament ignores them for 17 years, the neglect shows in every rusted swing, every patch of tarmac where equipment used to be, and every child shut indoors attached to a screen because there’s nowhere
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Lucy Powell leads Labour deputy leadership race by 17 points over Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, backed by Mayor Andy Burnham. As reported by The Telegraph, a poll shows Lucy Powell, an ally of Andy Burnham, emerging as
Human bodies are engineering for endurance walking. Our ancient ancestors covered large distances, establishing long distance routes across our islands. National Trails are the modern-day equivalent, often tracing those same ancient paths. National Trails are the less well-known – but no less
