I’m writing to make a submission about investment to improve capacity on the M5 between J21 and J20. Although Covid has temporarily masked the problem over the past year or so, the peak commuter road traffic between Weston and Bristol grows year on year and makes current (already unacceptable) jams around Junction…
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Weston’s MP John Penrose has responded to the Government’s Road Investment Strategy to ask for support in delivering M5 improvements. The Road Investment Strategy will make decisions about how and where to invest in our motorways and trunk ‘A’ roads in addition to responding to plans to decarbonise transport. John’s response follows his well-known concerns that North Somerset Council’s current draft Local…
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On Thursday 19thAugust 2021, John took the opportunity to visit local fundraiser Paul Hobbs who was walking a full marathon (26.2 miles) around the Grand Pier in Weston. During the walk, Paul explained to John that fundraising for the British Heart Foundation was hugely important to him as exactly two years…
Read MoreIn this interview, John explains why the Government risks distorting the economy and encouraging cronyism unless it opens up its new subsidies system to more radical transparency.
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