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I found the huge bin of old-style milk bottle tops quite irresistible and I plunged my hand deep into the silvery pile of crinkly foil. It made a very...

A small but very important part of my ministerial brief is overseeing the work of the Government’s Troubled Families programme. It’s multi-million-pound...

AS the proud father of two young daughters I know only too well the challenges parents face keeping our children fit and healthy. My two both inherited a sweet...

AS negotiations for the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union enter their critical phase, I remain confident that British farming will do well post-Brexit. I...

IT is just over four months since I sat in the famous Cabinet Room in Number 10 Downing Street and was invited to serve in Her Majesty’s Government by the Prime...

I’ve been spending a lot of time in the pub lately. I should perhaps clarify that this has all been strictly work-related activity! It is part of my efforts to...

I recently made my debut on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions panel discussion. For those not familiar with the long-running programme, it’s the radio equivalent of...

IMAGINE a glorious early spring day in the Dales, ideal for a brisk walk to blow away the cobwebs of a hard winter. You set out with the appropriate clothing...

Compared with the craggy drama of the Lakeland fells or the sweeping beauty of Yorkshire’s Dales, the peatlands of Northern England attract little attention...