Mayoral Delays Expose the Chaos Behind Labour’s Devolution Plan Tuesday, 9 December, 2025 The news of delays to the mayoral elections for Essex, Hampshire and other areas has rightly led to a few raised eyebrows within local government. But as well as having an impact in the directly effected areas, the implications of these actions should be on the radar of all other areas currently in the devolution process and heading towards a combined authority. It was always an ambitious agenda... Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2019 - View From the Fringes 30th September 2019 Over the last few years, I’ve taken part in increasingly more events and fringes at Conservative Party Conference, becoming increasingly aware that outside the... Opinions
Conservative Party Conference 2019 - Centre for Cities : Money, Power, Elections 30th September 2019 Centre for Cities : Money, Power, Elections Good afternoon, thank you for inviting me to speak today about money, power, elections, three topics most media... Speeches
Hanley Park 3G Pitch Improvements 29th September 2019 Supporting local communities to improve facilities is so important, and one which led to the launch a few years ago of our £3m Community Investment Fund. This... Local News
#Ditchtheblade - Staffordshire Police knife campaign 18th September 2019 Earlier this year, I was asked to take part in some filming to support Staffordshire Police’s knife campaign. Based around a poem written by a local PCSO, it... Local News
Smithfield Hotel & Apartments Back on Track! 19th August 2019 Great to be on site again at Smithfield last week, announcing that - following the collapse of Pochin - work on the 4* Hilton Garden Inn hotel and Clayworks... Articles
Conservative Home : The Conservative Urban Revival in Stoke-on-Trent 13th August 2019 I have written occasionally in the past about the increase in Conservative councillors in Stoke-on-Trent, and although our recent gains in the local elections... ArticlesOpinions
Park Life - Stoke-on-Trent Style 21st July 2019 The superb Hanley Park has been undergoing restoration over the last few years, supported by Heritage Lottery Funding to bring back and restore a number of... ArticlesLocal News
Hilton Comes to Stoke-on-Trent... Twice! 19th July 2019 This week I got a look behind the scenes at Stoke-on-Trent’s newest hotel, the 4* Hilton Garden Inn, that is currently being built in the city centre. This... Local News
Engaging Professional Services in Stoke-on-Trent to Help Transform the City 17th July 2019 Another opportunity today to speak to local businesses about our ambitious plans and how they can get involved with keeping the Stoke £ in Stoke. The... ArticlesLocal News
