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As your Member of Parliament may I begin by wishing all residents of North Dorset a very happy and successful, stress-free 2026. I hope you had an enjoyable...

I simply cannot believe this is the pre-Christmas edition of the BVM. Where has this year gone? Even my children (youngest 13) are astounded as to how fast this...

Rachel Reeves excelled herself with this year’s Budget. Delivered, without a hint of irony during the BBC’s scam awareness week, she unleashed her inner Artful...

Let me start with some exciting news. The esteemed editor of this august publication Laura Hitchcock and I are going into business together and setting up a new...

As I write the issue of the potential introduction of Digital ID cards is breaking. The details (and the Devil is always within the detail) remain scant. So...

I cannot believe that we are in the ninth month of the year. Time appears to be turbocharged at the moment. So, as the nights (regrettably) draw in, I hope you...

We are marking the anniversary of the 2024 General Election – the worst defeat for my Party in our long history. A question which often arose was: ‘what does...

With new deals signed with The United States and India and the timetabled review of our Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU, trade deals have been much...

As a society we are becoming increasingly impatient (my wife has literally just walked in and commented that I have always been impatient and she did not see...