Selby Station – Yorkshire bylines press release
“I believe the proposed closure of the ticket office at Selby station is an extremely retrograde step. “For years now, I haven’t understood train pricing, or how to get the [...]
My Views on Ukraine and Russia
Independent Political Commentator, Anthony Webber, contacted me and all the other candidates, to ask about my views regarding Ukraine. Anthony, whom I do not know, sent the below 20 questions. [...]
The Yorkshire Post Gets It
People keep asking me: "So, how's it going?" I don't have an answer. I simply don't know. But I do know that 48,000 leaflets have been delivered by the [...]
Stray Ferret Candidate Statement
Annoyed with MPs who put party before constituents? Narked, that MPs don’t listen? Frustrated, that all our institutions are broken, exploited by ne’rr-do-wells? Empowered by you, I am your only [...]
Selby Times Manifesto
Annoyed with MPs who put party before constituents? Narked, that MPs don’t listen? Frustrated, that all our institutions are broken? Empowered by you, I am your only solution. Intuitively, you [...]
Our Chicken
Here is our chicken: RIP, Ms Chicken. I think she was called "Ruby". Ruby was 10 years old. She had seen off all the other chickens, and all the neighbourhood [...]
My Big News: The AI-Powered MP?
Crazily, today I have been confirmed as a candidate in the race to be the next MP at the Selby and Ainsty by-election on 20 July. I’m standing as an [...]
Seven Lessons Learned from the Great Fire of Lincolnshire
I’ve spent the last few days in the burned-out remains of my in-laws’ farmstead, in rural Lincolnshire. Fortunately, both survived the fire unscathed, as did most of their animals. This [...]
Buying a Language School in Spain
It’s 8:30pm, on Sunday 21 May 2023. I’m sitting, alone, on a bench in Puerto De La Cruz, North Tenerife. The photo above is my current view. I landed just [...]
What have we done?
It's 4:30pm on Thursday 27 April 2023. I am walking across the vast expanse of The Stray, in Harrogate. The temperature is around 10 degrees. No rain. My dog is [...]
