The Political Whirlwind Continues - But We Are Focused On Levelling Up Wales 3rd February 2022 The political whirlwind continues to gust around Westminster and beyond so I hope this brief update (which follows that of 13 Jan) is helpful. Before I go into... Opinions
Why has the vaccine rollout progressed more quickly in Wales? 25th June 2021 It doesn’t feel that long ago that I was sat in an office in Cardiff with Health Sec Matt Hancock and the Welsh Gov’s equivalent Vaughan Gething. In fact, it... Opinions
A Few Thoughts on the Welsh Election 18th May 2021 A Few Thoughts on the Welsh Election & our plan for Wales ................................................................. Well the Senedd elections already... Opinions
A year on... 23rd March 2021 This week's update is a few days late, but for good reason. I wanted to reflect on the fact that it is a year ago today we went into lockdown, and the world... Opinions
Local roundup 12th March 2021 Much has happened since my last note, and I wanted to give you a short update on some of the big issues facing our area at the moment. The vaccine roll-out is... Opinions
Covid, Brexit, Budget, St Clears! 4th December 2020 With all the talk focussed on Covid and Brexit (more about that in a minute) the announcement that we will see a new railway station in St Clears is still one... Opinions
I was sitting in a makeshift studio in Canary Wharf earlier this week, when the PM strolled in... 9th October 2020 Nearly two stone lighter - with a big smile and hair as striking as ever - there was a spring in his step. You don’t have to be a Boris Johnson fan to see that... Opinions
No new COVID deaths... 16th July 2020 For three days last week we had no new COVID deaths reported in Wales; the first early signs of a return to normality. Not that normal is really the right word... Opinions
Hope and aspiration. The thirst for unity. A weighty decision. 23rd June 2019 The bookies were right – as usual. We have a Johnson/Hunt run off for leader of the Conservative Party and PM, a weighty decision to be taken by 160,000 people... Opinions