It is disappointing that junior doctors in Bucks will strike next week, before the Christmas holidays. The strike will have a significant impact on hospital services. There will be action from 7am on Wednesday 20 December to 7am on Saturday 23 December. As the Health Secretary has said, junior doctors […]
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It is a tragic feature of all societies that there will always be some vulnerable individuals sleeping rough. Too many people are trapped in cycles of addiction, debt, family breakdown, worklessness and educational failure. All too often, one or more of these factors will lead people onto the streets, homeless. […]
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I was pleased to attend the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday, in which he announced the biggest collection of tax cuts since the 1980s. The wellbeing of public finances affects everyone in Wycombe and across the UK, which is why three of the five promises made by the Prime Minister […]
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Employment rates are an important gauge of both the health of our economy and the health of our community in Wycombe. Over the summer, the BFP published an article which reported upsetting figures revealing how many people in Wycombe are seeking work, and/or require financial support from the Government, through […]
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On Tuesday, His Majesty The King delivered the first King’s Speech in over seventy years. The speech outlined this Conservative Government’s legislative agenda for this session of parliament. Instead of short-term politicking, Rishi Sunak’s Government has focused on taking long-term decisions to deliver a brighter future for Britain. From cutting […]
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I know how important the state of our roads is to all of us in Wycombe. Thankfully, walking and driving through the town, it is easy to see a great improvement in our roads, with repairs happening more quickly. In September, I released a blog post about the progress that […]
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Today, I joined the How can Conservatives win elections in a multi-racial Britain? panel at the Conservative Party Conference, hosted by British Future, the Black Equity Organisation, and Conservatives Against Racism For Equality. I was proud to take part in the event, having chaired CARFE and having written a forward […]
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Over the past several months, many local people have raised their concerns about the standards of our waterways. I know many are, quite rightly, concerned at reports of sewage being discharged into our rivers. In Wycombe, our water is managed by Thames Water. In the region operated by Thames Water, […]
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Last month, I wrote a blog post detailing the Government’s pragmatic approach to address climate change, considering what people can reasonably afford. I wrote: “We must recognise that we have a choice. We can either reduce our emissions and tackle climate change in a pragmatic and proportionate way, or we […]
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I know that the recreational use of nitrous oxide is of growing concern to many in Wycombe. Over the past few years, I have seen many photographs from concerned constituents of large piles of discarded canisters which have been found around parks, left in roadside verges, and collected during litter […]
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![😡 A wise building site carpenter once said to me,
🗣️”A Labour government is the worst kind of government for the working man [and woman].”
🇬🇧 True then. True today. We battle on.](https://www.stevebaker.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/442413775_18432903037051538_3387178564604183858_n-320x320.jpg)
![😡 A wise building site carpenter once said to me,
🗣️”A Labour government is the worst kind of government for the working man [and woman].”
🇬🇧 True then. True today. We battle on.](https://www.stevebaker.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/442413775_18432903037051538_3387178564604183858_n.jpg)
