The underestimated value of persistence Wednesday, 29 May, 2024 Over the last 14 years I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have three different perspectives of the greatest challenges we’ve been through. Locally being Gloucester’s MP puts me at the heart of city and county issues: and I’ve had a national perspective especially from the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy. For an international view I’ve been both the PM’s Trade Envoy for almost all this... Articles
What are we doing to protect our pets and animals? 16th February 2024 The idea that a pet was ever only an object, a possession like a chair, was never one anyone signed up to. But that’s how it was in law until 2022. We changed... Articles
Mr Bates v Post Office Ltd: How do we sort this out? 2nd February 2024 Toby Jones as Alan Bates in the ITV Drama I recommend everyone watch Mr Bates v Post Office Ltd ( https://www.itv.com/watch/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office/10a0469... Opinions
Annual Report 2023 28th December 2023 I believe in MPs being held to account so today I publish online my 2023 Annual Report. Do send me your thoughts and feedback via richard.graham.mp@parliament... Local News
Christmas 2023: What’s on in Gloucester? 11th December 2023 As always, I can’t possibly list everything that’s going on over Christmas and the New Year. So here are a few things in our city that catch my eye – do let me... Local News
What hope for Israel and Gaza? 24th November 2023 Strike on Ashkelon, southern Israel Rubble of building in Gaza City The appalling, ghastly events in first Israel and then Gaza bring alive the fragility of the... Opinions
Green light for £11 million Greyfriars Quarter to transform Gloucester city centre 20th November 2023 Plans for an ambitious new scheme that will transform Gloucester city centre have been given the green light with the news that it will receive £11 million of... Local News
Getting the GL1 & Oxstalls leisure centres back in action 10th October 2023 There is of course only one real option to when stuff happens, as far as I’m concerned: get stuck in and sort it out. And ten days on, since GL1 and Oxstalls... Local News
Gloucester Day & the Gloucester History Festival 2023 - what’s new? 1st September 2023 Tomorrow (Saturday) marks Gloucester Day again: the annual celebration of the relief of the Siege of Gloucester in August 1643 - our city's most dire time, and... Local News
What’s happening in aerospace and aviation – and why it matters to Gloucestershire 4th August 2023 The E.28/39 - the first jet aircraft Let me start at the beginning. On the 7th and 8th April 1941, during World War 2 the Frank Whittle's Whittle Unit bench... Local News
