As published in The Times: Sir, Neil Basu should have known that he was straying well beyond his brief when he suggested that journalists could be held criminally responsible for publishing leaked government documents. Any competent senior police officer should have been aware that only a matter of weeks ago the lord chief justice of […]

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As published in The Daily Mail: Men of David Davis’s background and generation have a particular way of crying. In his case, the voice thickens and he pauses, as if suppressing deep sorrow. Then he clears his throat and takes another gulp of coffee. It’s only when he lifts his head towards the window that […]

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As published in The Hull Daily Mail letter section: Last week, the Conservative Association office in my constituency of Haltemprice and Howden was badly graffitied. I would like to publicly thank the East Riding Council, and its staff, for the expeditious and efficient way in which the graffiti was cleaned up. The vandalism was reported […]

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As published on Conservative Home: Amongst the speculation, froth and pomp of the Conservative leadership contest, there is a serious dividing line between the candidates – and that is how to tackle the elephant in the room which is Brexit I’ve announced my support for Boris Johnson, because I really feel this is a last […]

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As published on The Telegraph: Everyday millions of people walk past millions of cameras capturing billions of images. Unless you live in the most remote parts of the Scottish Highlands it is near enough impossible to avoid being caught on CCTV. The UK has had these kinds of systems for decades now, and they have […]

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As published in The Telegraph: I like to think I understand the pressures and processes of the Conservative Party leadership election as well as anybody. Believe me I’ve lived it in a previous life. The biggest vote driver amongst MPs is retaining their seats. Similarly, this is the major motivation of many candidates, activists and […]

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