Gazette monthly column: The bravery of the whistleblower Wednesday, 3 April, 2024 Please find below my monthly piece for the Malton Gazette on the bravery of whistleblowers: "The bravest man I’ve ever known.” A description of Sergei Magnitsky by Bill Browder, a now globally recognised name of a whistleblower who dared to take on Russian corruption. Since being elected in 2015, I have been a staunch advocate for the protection and encouragement of whistleblowers. Those who... Opinions
Calling for an end to visa fees for Commonwealth Armed Forces Personnel 1st May 2019 I am delighted to have co-signed a letter to the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, asking him to stop visa fees for members of the Commonwealth Armed Forces... Local News
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Funding secured for long-term solution to flooding at Sherburn 29th April 2019 I am disappointed that work to solve the problem of serious flooding at Sherburn has been delayed but pleased that funding has been secured so work can start to... Local News
Licences to kill pest birds revoked arouses understandable fury 25th April 2019 I am dismayed and disappointed that ‘pest’ bird species such as crows, woodpigeons and jays can no longer be freely killed after Natural England revoked the... Local News
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Health Minister to investigate level of services provided by Scarborough Hospital 25th April 2019 Health Minister Stephen Hammond MP has promised to review the range of health care services offered by Scarborough Hospital following a meeting with myself and... Local News
April update following decision to extend Article 50 12th April 2019 I’m sorry we have had to extend Article 50 again. But we will leave the EU. We have made that solemn promise in the Referendum in 2016 and we will deliver on it... Local News
Cut out the middleman and transform the property market for young people 11th April 2019 It might seem strange that someone who has acted as a middleman in the housing market for most of his working life would propose disintermediation as a solution... Local News
Funding confirmed for new pedestrian refuges at Crambeck 11th April 2019 I very much welcome the news that new pedestrian refuges at Welburn and Crambeck on the A64 are now definitely to go ahead after Highways England confirmed that... Local News