Mercury Column - June 2021 8th June 2021 Last month saw the election of a new Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk. Giles Orpen-Smellie takes over the top job with direct responsibility for our... Mercury Column
Mercury Column - May 2021 9th May 2021 When you read this month’s column a group of nervous individuals will be watching bundles of paper unfolded and stacked into neat piles. They are awaiting their... Mercury Column
Mercury Column - March 2021 6th March 2021 In this column last month, I wrote about the incredible national effort that had been unleashed to roll-out the vaccination programme across the country. As I... Mercury Column
Mercury Column - January 2021 3rd January 2021 2020 has undeniably been a tough year for all of us. It’s a year that we will all remember. It’s a year that historians and other academics will study for... Mercury Column
Mercury Column - December 2020 5th December 2020 As I write this month’s column, I am reminded of the song ‘All I want for Christmas’. You will all know it. No doubt it is already being played over and over on... Mercury Column
Mercury Column - September 2020 6th September 2020 It is an exciting time returning to school after the summer holidays. Even more so if you are heading to a new school. All these years afterwards I still... Mercury Column
Mercury Column - August 2020 3rd August 2020 The warm and sunny weather has certainly boosted people’s spirits after all the worries and uncertainties of the virus lockdown. It’s also encouraging, as we... Mercury Column
June 2020 - Mercury Column 6th June 2020 Although the Government continues to announce further ways that the coronavirus restrictions can be eased it is vital that we all stay alert to control the... Mercury Column
Our key workers are the heroes of this pandemic 5th April 2020 Over recent years, many people have suggested that I keep a diary of the events that I have witnessed in Westminster and Whitehall. My wife, is one of the... Mercury Column