Opinions

Last week Richard appeared on the Roberto Perrone show on BBC Three Counties Radio to discuss the East West Rail route announcement. The interview can be heard...

I understand the anger and disappointment felt by many people at allegations of gatherings in Downing Street during the pandemic, especially as we have all made...

Two decades of western support to create an alternative to a Taliban controlled Afghanistan have come to nothing. The collapse of those Afghan forces trained...

Each year, twenty Members of Parliament are selected at random and have the chance to introduce their own bill on a subject of their own choosing. Although most...

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has been wrong on so many of the big geo-political decisions for the United Kingdom that it was with some unease...

Richard sets out his views on vaccine passports (or “Covid status certificates”): I am not supportive of the Government’s early draft ideas for domestic vaccine...

On Tuesday evening I supported the transition from the second national lockdown to the regional tiered restrictions. I did this, despite the flaws in the...

Members of Parliament will vote today on whether to support a second national lockdown. These measures will undoubtedly inflict additional economic hardship...

Richard's comment on Wednesday's vote about extending free school meals: "We all want to do what we can to alleviate child food poverty and to date, the...