Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 24th December 2021 The coronavirus pandemic has forced us all to interact with familiar surroundings in new ways but an unexpected positive of the pandemic has been our new found... Opinions
The Environment Bill and my vote on Amendment 45 26th October 2021 I have been working with the Environment Agency and Thames Water for more than 10 years to improve the quality of the water in the Loddon. Improvements have... Opinions
"It’s our responsibility to keep Basingstoke a great place to live" 7th September 2021 It’s our responsibility to keep Basingstoke a great place to live We all have a responsibility to future generations to plan carefully how our community... Opinions
Local MP Maria Miller comments on CQC Report 27th July 2021 The CQC has published the figures for the number of individuals who died in care homes nationally during the pandemic. Local MP Maria Miller said, “People... Opinions
My piece in the Times on social media's responsibility to tackle abuse 15th July 2021 My piece for today's The Times Red Box can be read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/72f07a26-e4b6-11eb-a821-58982b1c936d…... Opinions
MP Maria Miller calls for urgent change to school culture and Ofsted inspection regime, following findings of safeguarding failures in schools 10th June 2021 The findings of OFSTED’s inquiry into the disturbing revelations from the ‘Everyone’s Invited’ website have been published and reveal that, despite significant... Opinions
Keeping In Touch 3rd June 2020 The return of the House of Commons this week has shown that it can be complex to get organisations back, fully operational, after 2 months of lockdown and... Opinions
Keeping in touch: How strong is our local community? 15th April 2020 Mahatma Gandhi said, “the true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” Now, it has never been more important to pull... Opinions
Rising to the challenge 7th April 2020 It is hard to believe that in two short weeks our normal, everyday lives can have changed so much. Confined to our own homes, gone is our ability to move freely... Opinions