If you're like me, you re probably holding your head in your hands over the fiasco of MPs' expenses.... » MORE
Politics is a bit like sports. There will be plenty of days when nothing goes right and your team misses straightforward opportunities to score goals and win games. But, just occasionally, there are brilliant successes too. Last weekend was one of those.... » MORE
In any job you get good days and bad days. I've just had a good week.... » MORE
The furore over our local buses keeps growing. Forget Fred Goodwin or fat-cat bankers, our local public enemy is First Bus instead.... » MORE
Last week I notched up a personal first when I had to take charge of my first piece of law going through parliament.... » MORE
The Severn Barrage got another step closer this week. Or perhaps further away. It all depends on how you read the entrails of the latest Government announcement on the best way to harness the enormous power of the Severn.... » MORE
Funny thing, politics. Slippery as a bar of wet soap. Last week, for example, I was feeling gloomy about our local Post Offices.... » MORE
We Brits reckon we re pretty good at pomp and circumstance. If you need to lay on a parade with a few brass bands and some guardsmen, Britain does it best. Royal weddings, funerals, opera in the park: you name it... » MORE
The fire is out. We have (mostly) got over the shock. So now the hard work of rebuilding the pier must begin.... » MORE