Whilst both the Conservatives and Labour find themselves in the grip of extremists it is good to know that there is somewhere where moderates can feel at home. Over the last few months five former Conservative and three former Labour MP’s have joined the Liberal Democrats, showing that moderates from both sides of the political […]

The tactical voting site GetVoting.org is now live and is advocating that everyone who wants to see the Tories out in Newark should vote for me as the Liberal Democrat candidate. Thank you to them for their support.

There is something different about this election. I’ve stood in a number of parliamentary elections and never before have the police felt the need to send advice to candidates about their personal and online safety. I have already had a number of comments made on my Facebook page threatening me with serious physical violence or […]

So the 12th December it is. This is the single most important election for a generation. It is our chance to stop Brexit once and for all. I will be out campaigning as much as possible between now and then. It may come down to there being just one or two votes in it. If […]

Newark Liberal Democrats have now launched their own You Tube Channel. This will feature a series of videos on different issues. The first two are on Climate Change and on Brexit. You can see the videos here.

The battle against Boris Johnsons disastrous Brexit deal rumbles on. On Saturday, as more than a million people marched to call for a peoples vote, MP’s defeated the governments plans to railroad this deal through, and so they should. Johnsons deal is nothing more than no deal Brexit by the back door and not something […]

Is there no limit to how low Boris Johnson is willing to go, no gutter into which he won’t crawl? His suggestion last night that the best way to honour the memory of Jo Cox is to deliver exactly what the man who murdered her wanted is reprehensible. It was disgraceful. It would have been […]

The Supreme Court is the top court in this country. Its 12 members are the best legal brains that we have. It is their job to uphold the law without fear or favour. That is exactly what they have done this week. They were asked to look at whether Boris Johnsons decision to prorogue parliament […]

I am deeply honoured to have been selected by Newark Liberal Democrats to be their parliamentary candidate for the next general election. This will be the third time that I have contested Newark. In the coalition period I came sixth, last time I jumped up to third and this time we are in it to […]

Once again we see what a shambles Brexit has become. Boris Johnson seems surprised that the Germans and French weren’t bending over backwards to give him a new deal. Unfortunately all his lies are now coming home to roost. How the Conservative Party could put their trust in a man who is a proven and […]