A few weeks ago, I wrote about how we would protect pensioners in Halton, following some unprincipled scare-mongering by the Labour Party... Read more
After another Saturday of campaigning in Halton, I wanted to say a big “online” thanks to everyone who has given up so much time over the last 16 months to help out; especially given some... Read more
Those of us who have spent time sat in traffic either side of the current Runcorn Bridge (SJB) over the last two weekends do not need to be convinced about the need for the Mersey Gateway to get the... Read more
30 million people, including thousands all over Halton, were hit hard yesterday by Gordon Brown’s new stealth tax. Labour has been caught once again hiding a stealth tax in the small print of the... Read more
Working for you I will make the people of Widnes, Runcorn and Hale Village my number one priority. I will be a different type of MP; I will give you a strong voice in Westminster. Committed to you I... Read more
Labour’s union paymasters at Unite are determined to inflict maximum travel misery on thousands of families. It is disgraceful that they have gone ahead with this unnecessary strike at British... Read more
The country has a choice at this election; five more years of Gordon Brown’s tired Government making things worse, or David Cameron and the Conservatives with the energy, leadership and values to... Read more
I have sent the following letter to the local press; In January, Halton Conservatives made our “pledges for change” to offer local people a real choice in this year’s elections. One of our... Read more
As part of this year’s budget settlement, Halton council have made cuts to the social care budget of £220,000. We believe that savings in other areas (like Councillor’s allowances)... Read more
Councillor Peter Murray and my Conservative colleagues on Halton Council have been showing what we mean by our pledge to “cut the cost of politics in Halton” by calling for a freeze on... Read more
The following profile is on the Liverpool Daily Post website; Cheshire: Halton: Conservative candidate Ben Jones BEN Jones currently works for a medical regulator and prior to that worked in... Read more
I was very sad to hear the news of the passing of the former Labour leader, Michael Foot, earlier this week. Mr Foot was a huge figure in the history of the Labour movement and somebody who made an... Read more
I have been writing a blog since the summer of 2008. I use it to share my experiences and views on mental health – I had a breakdown in 2014/15 and live with depression and anxiety – and work life balance.
I am passionate about working on my wellbeing and helping others to achieve and maintain the right work life balance and wellbeing approaches for them. My blog – along with my Twitter feed – comes with one health warning – if you read it you may have to hear about some of my other passions – my family, golf, Liverpool FC, communications, the Boston Red Sox, politics, the West Wing, and horse racing!
This blog was previously hosted on Blogspot and now sits here. I am proud to work at Liverpool John Moores University, where I am the Head of Communications. All the views expressed here are mine.