An elector came to see me about parking, but we soon found ourselves discussing the treatment her father had received at Wycombe Hospital. The story was truly heart-rending. I’ll be following up on that story, but for the moment, let me just say that it put me very much in […]
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BFP: Health bosses slammed for not appearing at public meeting
Last night, while I attended the Wycombe Conservative Association AGM, Paul Goodman MP attended a meeting just outside the new constituency boundaries to consider the future of Wycombe Hospital and Marlow Community Hospital. Via the Bucks Free Press, Health bosses slammed for not appearing at public meeting: HEALTH bosses were lambasted […]
Read MoreThe view from Wycombe: Big Brother or the Big Society? – Big Brother Watch
Via The view from Wycombe: Big Brother or the Big Society? – Big Brother Watch, I respond to the recent Guerilla stickering in the town: In the last few days, we have had a round of guerrilla stickering in Wycombe. There was the sticker of the week. Then there was talk […]
Read More‘A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops’ – Henry Adams
NB: The author is Tim Hewish, who I am glad to welcome as a local contributor. — Steve Buckinghamshire is blessed with having Grammar schools and is complimented by a large number of successful State schools; however not all parts of the country are so privileged. I was fortunate enough […]
Read MoreLaunching our Wycombe Hospital campaign
Today, I am launching my Wycombe Hospital campaign for fair funding, local control and freedom for clinical professionals. Time and again, local people tell me of their concern about the loss of services at Wycombe Hospital. As we can see from the recent campaign on Facebook, thousands are dismayed that […]
Read MoreBuckinghamshire Farming
I just spent a most enjoyable and productive evening with South Bucks National Farmers’ Union, which followed a recent visit to a local farm. In particular, we discussed NFU President Peter Kendall’s speech, “Delivering Farming’s Future”. He repeated a point made by Norman Borlaug, a Nobel laureate and great agricultural […]
Read MoreBucks New University
At last, a day of good light!
Read MoreFeeling upbeat
Well, after visiting the magnificent Wycombe Abbey School yesterday to discover that they are very happy to share their facilities with the state sector, and after a great doorstep session this morning in Totteridge, where I found Labour voters coming over to the Conservatives, I am feeling rather upbeat, despite […]
Read MoreThe Future and its Enemies
I just finished Virginia Postrel’s challenging The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict over Creativity, Enterprise and Progress. It is an appeal to embrace the dynamism of life and overcome our fears for the future. It is about real progress, not state-driven, top-down control. Consider for example this, from […]
Read MoreCongratulations Wanderers!
Beth and I were delighted to watch Wanderers beat Millwall 1-0 this afternoon in an exciting match. Congratulations to the Chairboys!
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