Press columns – 2001
The 'View from Westminster' columns originally appeared in the Stevenage Mercury, and are listed in reverse order – most recent first.
A roller-coaster month ...
October 2001
Politically, the past four weeks have been a roller-coaster. A fast-moving, stomach-churning period; full of ups and downs which have left me occasionally exhilarated, sometimes fearful and generally just wishing it would stop. And in this month, good news about abandoned cars ...
The week the world changed
September 2001
This has been a terrible week. As I write , New Yorkers have just finished observing a minute's silence. They were marking the exact moment, seven days ago, when the first plane hit the World Trade Centre Tower. It was one of those awful, life-changing, moments which burn into memory. Like the moment when JFK died...
Spring starts ...
March 2001
Spring came early for me this year. The election of Codicote’s first-ever Labour Councillor on February 22nd was as welcome as it was unexpected. I know that Karry Omer was the main reason for our success. I also know that she will be a dedicated councillor who puts the interests of her constituents first. Like the snowdrops which were appearing in my garden at Knebworth it seemed like a good start to what promises to be a politically-packed year...
New year, new challenges
February 2001
Politically, 2001 promises to be an extremely busy and eventful year in Stevenage. A General Election, County Council Elections, a packed Parliamentary Session and now, a District Council by-election in Codicote on February 22nd. It never rains, but it pours.
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