Constituency Update 11th May 2026 Monday, 11 May, 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.351 Big changes across Surrey in the local elections – and potentially even bigger ones in Westminster as Keir Starmer struggles to stay in power. With bond yields surging, it is unfortunately beginning to feel very 2022… WESTMINSTER WHISPERS LOCAL ELECTION MELTDOWN One of the biggest frustrations I have with our political system is the way local elections are... Newsletters
Constituency Update 5th May 2026 5th May 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.350 Big geopolitical events happening but with Westminster now in recess, most of the focus has been on the forthcoming local... Newsletters
Constituency Update 28th April 2026 28th April 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.349 Funny old week…we had the worst of British politics last week with the Mandelson scandal and then on Sunday the best of... Newsletters
Constituency Update 21st April 2026 21st April 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.348 Fireworks in Westminster yesterday with a disappointing performance from the Prime Minister. But snuck in - so it wouldn’t... Newsletters
Constituency Update 14th April 2026 14th April 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.347 Welcome back. I spent my Easter break marathon training in the gorgeous Surrey Hills around Hambledon and Hascombe. All the... Newsletters
Constituency Update 30th March 2026 30th March 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.346 Parliament is now in recess for the Easter break but the things outside don’t stop locally or internationally, not least as... Newsletters
Constituency Update 16th March 2026 16th March 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.345 This week there are real concerns in Westminster that the Iran war is turning into a situation beyond anyone’s control, with... Newsletters
Constituency Update 9th March 2026 9th March 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.344 As the war in the Middle East dominates the news, the ramifications in the UK are huge: energy prices, defence spending and... Newsletters
Constituency Update 2nd March 2026 2nd March 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.343 Westminster today has just a whiff of the Iraq war arguments of two decades ago but if Blair was (in retrospect) too keen to... Newsletters
Constituency Update 23rd February 2026 23rd February 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.342 I hope you all had a restful half term week. It turned out to be an extraordinarily busy news week with Andrew’s arrest... Newsletters