David's Herald article on the reservoir proposal 31st August 2022 The declaration of drought in several parts of the UK has led to the reservoir proposal featuring in the national news. The references to the proposed reservoir... Opinions
David's Herald article on recess, the cost of living and his work experience campaign 17th August 2022 Recess is the usual mixture of activity. With the exception of the delegation to Israel I wrote about last time, I’ve been spending my time undertaking a range... Opinions
David's Herald article on taking part in a delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Authority 3rd August 2022 Parliament is currently in recess and last week I went with a number of colleagues on a delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The Israeli... Opinions
David's Herald article on the Conservative Leadership Election 20th July 2022 As some of you will have seen, last week I resigned from my role as PPS to the Department for Education. PPSs are not ministers, but they are the rung below... Opinions
David's Herald article on his second annual Wantage and Didcot Climate Summit 6th July 2022 Last week, I held my second annual climate summit. In 2021, I held a pre-COP26 summit and given the feedback from it was so positive, I decided to make it an... Opinions
David's Herald article about the Levelling Up Bill 22nd June 2022 Housing and planning issues are some of the topics I’m most often written to about, so I was keen to ensure I spoke in the House of Commons debate on the... Opinions
David's email to constituents about the Sue Gray Report and the Confidence Vote 8th June 2022 As I have received a high volume of correspondence on the Sue Gray report/confidence vote in the past 2 weeks, I am therefore sending the same reply to most... Opinions
David's Herald article on the Platinum Jubilee 8th June 2022 I’m writing this straight after 4 days of attending Platinum Jubilee events locally. I try and get to as many events in the community as I can all year round... Opinions
David's Herald article on his Work Experience Campaign 25th May 2022 Can you remember who the organisation you work for last gave work experience to? The relative of a fellow employee? A client’s child? Perhaps someone from a... Opinions