Does the man have no shame!?...

The other day Derby City Labour Group leader, Chris Williamson, wrote a letter to the Derby Evening Telegraph that disgusted me.  It’s so awful that I’m happy to publish it in full on this website as well as my response to it.    It shows the Labour group to be as unaware of the realities of life for normal people in Derby as we all feared they were.  His current deluge of letters to the Derby Evening Telegraph...

Campaigning in Norwich North...

I was up in Norwich North this weekend working on Chloe Smith’s by-election campaign.  Chloe (pictured below) is a fantastic candidate and a great friend of mine – I know she’ll be a great MP if we win.  If any of you have any time to give, the team over there will really appreciate your support – I promise it is time well spent. While I was up there I also saw the incredible sense of community that big civic...

Epic Afternoon at Derby Goes Pink...

Just a massive thank you to the organisers of “Derby Goes Pink” for inviting me along and allowing me to speak briefly.  I had the most fantastic time and say again that the diversity of this city is its greatest asset.  We need to treasure it and continue to make the most of it.  Photos below – enjoy! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top:...

Kind Words From Quentin Letts...

Some of you may have seen the following article in Quentin Letts’ blog on the Daily Mail website last month.  Incredibly kind of him but, now that Mrs Beckett is stuck having to fight an election, I’m loving being here in Derby and getting on with the job of bringing a new kind of politics to the city. Hardly any Tories want oddball Conservative MP John Bercow (Buckingham) to become Speaker on Monday. But...