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On friendship
This coming weekend a good friend and I celebrate our 20-year friendiversary. It’s made me reflect on the friends I have and the kind of friend I am.
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On solar power
Last week a journalist used me as an example of a politician being anti-solar. I have two confessions. First, I’m not. Second, I can understand why he…
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On comedy
I lament the state of British broadcast comedy, take a bit of a tour through what makes me chuckle and suggest why taking the comedic shackles off can…
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On football
With the new Premier League season kicking off this weekend, I look back on my journey as a football fan and what it has taught me.
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On local government
We all get frustrated with local councils, often rightly. Following nearly 20 years serving at various levels, I reflect on what works, what doesn’t and…
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Ed Miliband’s Mission 2030
In his haste to reach his energy goals, the new Secretary of State, Ed Miliband, is demonstrating why he alone may be the biggest obstacle to clean…
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On dog ownership
After a tricky few months, I thought I’d write about dog ownership and why they’re such a defining part of who I am. I also trail why Caroline and I…
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On hating Tories
There is a peculiar sense societally, and on social media, that one of the few acceptable forms of hatred is that directed at Conservatives.
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On cakeism
Boris Johnson famously said, “My policy on cake is pro having it and pro eating it”. It’s not just him, our entire political debate is currently hooked…
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On local journalism
A once burgeoning sector currently seems stuck somewhere between death and rebirth. Will the long promised online revolution finally save it?
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Solar farm project a bad sign of things to come
Published as a column by Suffolk County Council on the 23rd of July 2024
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On nimbyism
There are many words bandied about in modern British politics but one of the most misused, and one of the first we reach for, is ‘nimby’.
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