A big day for pensioners Wednesday, 10 April, 2024 Some residents have said they were surprised there was nothing in the 2024 Budget about pensions. And in one sense they’re right - because the two main decisions had already been announced earlier: Increasing the State Pension by 8.5% on the 8th April. Maintaining the Triple Lock Let me focus on these points in turn. ...but two confessions first: First, I used to run a pensions business. There is... Articles
Enews - COVID19 restrictions update 6th November 2020 An update on COVID19 restrictions Very few people want Lockdown2 and all the restrictions that go with it - but I was persuaded that even in Tier1... Local News
Richard Graham Lockdown 2 Speech 5th November 2020 Very few people want Lockdown 2 and all the restrictions that go with it - but I was persuaded that even in Tier1 Gloucestershire we have to accept it... Speeches in Parliament
Richard Graham MP response to free school meals 23rd October 2020 All MPs get brutally attacked on social media but I’ve had more angry and abusive messages on Free School Meals than on anything else over the last decade... Westminster News
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) 29th September 2020 This pandemic has forced the government to take deeply unconservative action in restricting civil and individual liberties, nationalising huge chunks of private... Articles
Update on testing in Gloucester 16th September 2020 I’ve been contacted by constituents about testing in Gloucester, and in particular about difficulties with getting appointments at Hempsted Meadows. It is quite... Local News
The 10th Gloucester History Festival - Necessity is the mother of invention 7th September 2020 The 10th Gloucester History Festival - Necessity is the mother of invention Plato’s observation summarises well the changes we’ve had to make for this year’s... Local News
Some grade inflation to exam results may be the least worst outcome 19th August 2020 It’s been widely publicised that the way in which exam results this year were to be calculated has been changed. But why was a change needed, and what does it... Articles
'What happened?' The curious case of the Police & Crime Commissioner and the Safer Streets Fund 11th August 2020 'What happened?' The curious case of the Police & Crime Commissioner and the Safer Streets Fund This e newsletter is funded by taxpayers – and it's primarily a... Local News
Q&A on the Trade Bill, the NHS & Trump 25th July 2020 Dear Constituent, Thank you for writing to me about last week’s Trade Bill and for the Public Sector pay rises. Forgive me answering you all together: I will... Local News