Your MP writes for the Abergavenny Chronicle and Monmouthshire Beacon Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Back in 2017, I started raising concerns about the way in which ideology was trumping common sense when it came to issues around people identifying as transgender. I suggested it was wrong to allow biological males with male bodies to register themselves as female and have full right of access to areas where women expect privacy – including women’s hospital wards, women’s changing rooms and women... Opinions
Rural valley stuck in digital dark ages would be better served by the Pony Express 3rd October 2016 The Pony Express would be a quicker and more reliable form of communication for a remote Monmouthshire valley blighted by dire internet access, an MP has... Local News
Countryside Alliance Awards: Nominate now in the 2016 Rural Oscars 29th September 2016 With nominations now open for the twelfth annual Countryside Alliance Awards, Monmouth MP David Davies is urging local communities to get involved. Dubbed the... Local News
Young people quiz politicians on what Brexit means for their futures 26th September 2016 Young people had the chance to quiz local politicians on what Brexit means for their futures at a special debate in Monmouth. In its inaugural event, the newly... Local News
Disability Confident: Monmouthshire leads the way in tackling disability employment gap 19th September 2016 A host of local businesses have signed up to a new scheme aimed at getting more disabled people into work. It follows an event in Chepstow which highlighted the... Local News
Support for NFU's Back British Farming Day 16th September 2016 Heralding the start of this autumn’s Celebrate Great British Food initiative, Back British Farming Day 2016 saw the NFU take farming to the heart of London... Local News
BBC accused of 'institutional' bias 16th September 2016 The TV licence fee will become ever harder to justify if the BBC fails to address its “institutional bias”, an MP has warned. Monmouth MP David Davies claimed... Local News
My regular newspaper column: Your MP Writes 12th September 2016 BT has narrowly managed to avoid being legally separated from its Openreach division, which runs the UK’s broadband infrastructure. The telecoms giant is very... Opinions
BBC urged to stop describing radical Islamic clerics as 'conservative' 1st September 2016 The BBC should stop referring to radical Islamic clerics as ‘conservative’ and call them the extremists they are, a Tory MP has said. Monmouth MP David Davies... Local News
Calls for clarity over future of new Gwent super-hospital 1st September 2016 An MP has called for clarity over the future of a multi-million pound super-hospital for ill patients in Gwent. Plans for the purpose-built Specialist and... Local News