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Campaign to save New Lakenham post office

I’ve started a campaign to re-open the New Lakenham post office. After sending out letters to constituents about its closure, I found that almost everyone who’s contacted me has said they want the post office to stay in the community. As has been shown repeatedly, local post offices are so…

Visiting Sweet Briar Marshes

I recently visited the soon to open NWT Sweet Briar Marshes in Norwich. Situated close to the city centre of Norwich, these 90 acres of fen, rough meadow, grazing marsh, old hedgerows, and young woodland are full of incredible wildlife. The site includes a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)…

On BBC Politics East: Funding for music is vital

I appeared as a guest on BBC politics East, where we discussed the importance of music education for children and young people, in the context of school budget cuts. The government’s proposed funding of £79 million a year for music education falls short, as especially in rural areas, this money…

Speaking at the TUC Black Workers Conference

When governments say they will push through pay freezes, benefit cuts and crack down on crime, what that actually means is that black workers will suffer more than anyone else, that black communities will be the first to lose their rights That’s what I told the TUC black workers conference.…

Visiting Community East skate park

I recently visited the King Street Community East skate park. This is an amazing place where people of all ages can learn how to skate and use the skateboarding facilities. I gave it a go too! With over 300 different people using the park for open skate sessions, and 10…

Attending Norwich City of Ale festival

Glad to have attended this year’s Norwich City of Ale festival, where over 59 city pubs and 32 local breweries have come together for a whole month to put on display what makes Norwich the country’s ‘city of ale’. This is an excellent example of of how local businesses can…

Speaking at Sort the System: Make votes matter Parliament lobby day

Very happy to have attended and spoken at Make Votes Matter’s lobby day of Parliament today. I told those at the event held in the Emmanuel Centre, that recent political events have shown that our electoral system is in need of repair. First past the post has increasingly failed to…

On BBC Politics Live: Home Secretary speeding

Appearing on BBC politics live, I was asked what I thought about Suella Braverman’s speeding. I said that I believe this represents a deeper issue, often recurring in our politics. The public now see the political class as people don’t live by the same rules, this significantly undermines our democracy.…

Visiting Sistema Norwich

This month I visited Sistema Norwich, a social action programme that uses music to transform children’s lives. Watching the choir and orchestra, I was amazed by the talent on display. Income should not be a barrier for a child with hopes of learning to play an instrument. Yet this is…

Media comment: Momentum for reparations

I was asked by The Voice for my thoughts on the increasing momentum for the reparations movement. I told them: There is a change taking place at the moment in the terms of the fact that this has come on the political agenda partly through the work of Laura Trevelyan…

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