A significant amount of the work of an MP is ‘casework’ - helping people who come to you with specific problems. Over the summer, much of my focus has been on supporting constituents who urgently need my help.
Since my election as MP for Mid Sussex, numerous residents in Haywards Heath have contacted me with concerns about missed postal deliveries. To better understand the situation, I recently visited the Haywards Heath Sorting Office
More from Alison on Monday 19th August 2024; Teddy Bears Picnic
Very often when someone tells me about their experience of the NHS, they will say how wonderful the people were who looked after them. So I was concerned last week by the announcement that, in order to tackle a £128m gap in its budget...
“Are you ok?” are the words that open an article written by my friend Hina Bokhari about Islamophobia and what the last two weeks have been like to be a British Muslim. In the article Hina calls on us all to be allies and to call out Islamophobia...
Last week was a bit like the end of term for parliament before it began its summer recess. During August I will mostly be working at home, and these weeks will give me some time to focus on getting my office staffed and up and running.
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
