Jobs are vital to welfare reform. Unemployment has been medicalised, leaving too many without aspiration or hope. Sunday, 16 March, 2025 It’s hard to get a car moving with the handbrake on. Jobs are vital to welfare reform. Unemployment has been medicalised, leaving too many without aspiration or hope. To govern is to choose and against the backdrop of an increasingly unsafe world, the need to invest significantly more in defence and a flatlining economy, further reform of welfare is a necessity. When I resigned from Cameron’s... Articles
Guide Dogs’ Open Doors Campaign 23rd November 2022 It was great to take part in the Guide Dogs UK #HighStreetHeroes week with their #OpenDoorsForAll campaign visiting businesses and shops in Chingford Mount... Local News
Chingford Google Digital Garage 19th November 2022 Delighted to attend the Google Digital Garage hosted at Grill on the Green and have the opportunity to meet many local businesses. Google Digital Garage is... Local News
This is how to get the jobless back to work 18th November 2022 Rolling out Universal Credit alongside Universal Support now would enable benefit recipients to fulfil their potential. The Government’s Autumn Statement... Articles
Guide Dogs High Street Heroes in Chingford Mount 16th November 2022 Great to take part in the Guide Dogs #HighStreetHeroes week with their #OpenDoorsForAll campaign visiting businesses and shops in Chingford Mount. Over 800... Local News
Real welfare reform saves both money and lives. 6th November 2022 Universal Credit is a policy that has worked. By building on it we will save much more than through penny-pinching cuts. The post-pandemic economic upheaval... Articles
Waltham Way Traffic Calming 1st November 2022 Waltham Way Speeding - Consultation Poor road safety and the speed of traffic has been a problem on Waltham Way for some time now and as you know, I have been... Local News
Stand up to China and kick diplomats out of the country 31st October 2022 On Sunday October 16 young Hong Kong dissidents protested outside the Chinese consulate in Manchester. Many of those present had fled President Xi Jinping’s... Articles
Campaign session Woodford Green 29th October 2022 Great campaign session in Woodford Green, thank you to everyone who volunteered and joined. Good to see so many residents and chat about the issues that matter... Local News
Jobs Fair Chingford & Woodford Green 21st October 2022 Thank you to everyone involved and who attended my Jobs Fair this morning. A brilliant event in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions - DWP... Local News
