Articles

Trust is one of the reasons democracy has lasted so long. People generally believe voting matters. It can deliver results, not always fast, seldom perfectly and...

When travelling abroad with the Armed Forces, I meet people from the constituency. During a war time visit to Basra, a young Royal Marine from Worthing kindly...

Challenge is not always wise. On Tuesday I went to the Freemasons’ Hall for Lord Young’s memorial gathering. David Cameron recalled the ‘discussion’ between...

Worthing’s hospital opened in Lyndhurst Road in 1884 and new churches were consecrated. Freddie Feest has written in the Worthing History series about the...

Congratulations to Hunters for their 25 years of successful recruitment in Shoreham and now in Worthing’s Marine Parade. The Mayor and MPs admired their...

Constituency activity on Friday reminded me of William Temple’s discussion on building solidarity in his 1942 book Christianity and Social Order. He wanted the...

Virginia and I enjoyed the Coronation Eve Dinner at Simon Margaroli’s Ardington hotel on the Steyne. Town Crier Robert Smytherman declaimed the Proclamation and...

Do enjoy these days approaching Saturday’s Coronation. On Tuesday I stood with Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, the Leader of the official...

Around the Worthing West constituency during the weekend, I reflected on the origins of things I take for granted. In East Preston and for much longer in...