Monthly Archives: November 2014

I recently attended the  ‘Investiture at Windsor Castle’ for my father’s knighthood for over 30 years of political service. Each person receiving an honour is allowed to invite up to three guests. It was a fine October day, with the early morning mist still shrouding Windsor Great Park as the line of cars of people receiving awards […]

We haven’t even got anywhere near starting HS2 and already Osborne is launching HS3. There is a case that high speed travel across the country – say from Manchester to Leeds – is more of a priority than a line that slices through the heart of the Chilterns and the heart of England – including […]