Opinions

One aspect of the pandemic that has caught us unawares is how public interaction with the NHS has rocketed as restrictions have eased. For example, GP practises...

Just a few short months away from daffodil-picking time and the Home Secretary has still not confirmed that the Seasonal Agriculture Workers Scheme (SAWS) will...

Last week, as we returned to Parliament, there was both encouraging developments and concerning developments. The encouraging development relates to the...

I was dreading this week fearing facing a hastily drafted plan to tax low earners to pay for social care. Instead I believe we see a well thought-out proposal...

The type of future in Afghanistan for citizens is uncertain but we have to recognise that a Taliban regime that imposes Shariah Law will be very difficult to...

In the Government’s determination to put Covid behind us (and I share this determination) we must be careful not to create a two tier society. The drift towards...

I welcome the fact that laws imposed on citizens in relation to covid-19 are to be scrapped in a couple of weeks. When these conditions were imposed on us all...

Ensuring people can enjoy secure housing is the most effective way to deliver on the Government’s levelling up agenda. Rising house prices and rising rents here...

Back to normal is possibly something that no longer exists but we will start feeling the impact of unfurling ourselves from 15 months of covid restraint and...