Telegraph Article: Politicians denying the referendum decision is an acid that eats away at the heart of our democracy

We’re nearly there, thank goodness. The EU Withdrawal Bill is down to the final, short strokes of its journey through Parliament and into law. And in spite of all the polarised, divisive Brexit rhetoric, there’s a much broader consensus than the smoke and flames of bitter battles about customs-union-this, or…

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Telegraph Article: The fastest way to fix our railways is to open them up and end franchise monopolies

The Northwestern and Thameslink rail timetable debacle wasn’t, it turns out, a one-off. We’re into the second week now, and what started as “Meltdown Monday” looks more like “Farcical Fortnight”. And that’s on top of the East Coast Mainline franchise collapse the week before, which fell over so badly Ministers…

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Seagulls’ all-weather pitch opened by John set to rocket participation by 210%

John Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare, officially opened a state-of-the-art third generation (3G) artificial grass pitch (AGP) for Weston-super-Mare AFC recently (Friday 1 June). Their new facility was made possible thanks to investment from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund, which is delivered by the Football Foundation. The grant…

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