Didcot’s Got Talent
On Saturday, I was one of four judges judging Didcot talent at the Civic Hall. Two dance groups, two guitar soloists and three bands, and the winner was...
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My Ministerial Role and My Constituency
I have been made the Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries. This...
Read this entry » Re-election & Appointment as Culture Minister
I was delighted to be re-elected as your MP at the general election, with an increased majority and an increased share of the vote. ...
Read this entry » More Eve of Poll E-mails
I've received some very encouraging e-mails from local people over the last 24 hours. Here's just a flavour of them...I've edited...
Read this entry » Hustings, Hustings and More Hustings
Most of the candidates in Wantage will have done 7 hustings by the end of the election: farmers, Didcot sixth formers, Wallingford, Didcot,...
Read this entry » Two Nice E-Mails
I have had loads of supportive e-mails during the campaign - thank you. Here are two that came in today that perhaps reflect the mood...
Read this entry » Electoral reform
Given that Gordon Brown has put our economy on a par with Greece, perhaps he could start campaigning for us to have the same electoral system...
Read this entry » Thoughts on TV debates
We were told this would be the internet election. In fact it is the TV debate election, and they have dominated all discussion. ...
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Wallingford Town Council Dinner
I went to the Wallingford Town Council dinner on Friday night. The mayor (this year it is Dee Cripps) holds it very year and it is always well attended. ...
Read this entry »The Wantage and Didcot constituency
The constituency I hope to represent is technically called Wantage. Soon after being elected as the MP, I began to refer to the constituency as Wantage...
Read this entry »National Farmers Union Hustings
Last night the local branch of the NFU held its election hustings at the Kingswell Hotel in Harwell. As well as me, we had the Green candidate, Labour and...
Read this entry »My First TV debate
I took part in my first TV debate on Sunday. I am not sure if the viewing figures are yet in, but I doubt we reached 9.9 million. I was on with Labour's...
Read this entry »Faringdon Civic Service
On Sunday, I attended the Faringdon Civic Service. This has been re-introduced by the town's Mayor, Mike Wise. It's a great idea, giving an annual...
Read this entry »Wallingford developer loses appeal
Wates, who wanted to build 100 houses in Winterbrook, have lost their appeal, having been refused planning permission from the Council. This now gives us...
Read this entry »The Future of the Village
Just back from Brightwell, where I hit the pub at 9am. It was for a two hour session with 20 villagers to discuss the future of the village - generically...
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