

New faces will bring fresh energy
It’s amazing the changes we have seen during those few weeks. The new Prime Minister has completely re-designed her Cabinet, Whitehall is...


Letter published in the Daily Telegraph
I was pleased to see that the Telegraph ran my letter encouraging Government to look at the re-introduction of Technical Schools...


Olympics are here
The start of the Rio Olympics reminded me that it was four years ago that I made a video with the Gold Medallist David Hemery to...
Keep calm and carry on
Business was broadly supportive of remaining in the European Union so it was understandable that a number of people immediately expressed...
Almost time to get back to business
I don’t know about you, but for me the referendum vote can’t come soon enough. It’s not that I am overly excited about the result, rather...
Devo is too good to miss
A couple of months ago I wrote encouraging our councillors to support a deal which would bring devolution to the West of England and...
Limitless Potential
Attending a school prize giving always provides a tonic, to see raw, young, talented enthusiasm. A generation with their lives in front...
Time to sign the Devo Deal
Last week’s budget turned out to be an explosive affair for national politics, so it’s understandable that one announcement might have...
Let’s Dig for Victory!
Work is getting underway to reduce the flood risk in the centre of Bath by widening the river close to the current Avon Street car park....
2016 - Bath's Year of the Crane
The Chinese will regard the next twelve months as the year of the Monkey, but there is no doubt in my mind that for Bath, this should be...