The Sustainability of Farming in Kent 10th March 2023 There’s a real torsion in the expression ‘A Perfect Storm’ – I think it is in the uncomfortable link between an ‘aspirational adjective’ and a ‘noun to avoid’... Articles
Helen Grant speaks up for the Beautiful Game 27th February 2023 The success of English football is an achievement that should rightly be celebrated. Our clubs, across the top divisions, have been great generators of tourism... Articles
Rural Crime Roundtable 10th February 2023 Weald of Kent residents may recall a campaign I launched in Cranbrook in July 2021 to address rural crime and antisocial behaviour, working alongside the police... Articles
More water supply problems in Maidstone, but some compensation is coming 30th January 2023 When Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote the memorable line ‘Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink’ in his much-celebrated poem 'The Rime of the Ancient... Articles
Helen Grant MP backs Guide Dogs 'Open Door' campaign 17th January 2023 Anyone reading this column will be blessed with something most of us take for granted - the gift of sight. A few years ago I had the opportunity to gain just a... Articles
The year ahead 9th January 2023 In my last column I reflected on some of the key moments of 2022 and now, as we say hello to the New Year, here’s a look ahead to some of the events that lie in... Articles
How will we remember 2022? 3rd January 2023 How will we remember 2022? In January alone we had climate change, calamity and Covid combined. It was the warmest New year's Day on record in Central London,... Articles
Her Majesty the Queen 9th September 2022 The passing of Her Majesty has left me with a feeling of profound loss and sadness. Her leadership, diplomacy, dignity and unshakeable sense of duty to her... Articles
Ukraine is history repeating itself 18th April 2022 When I was a young girl at primary school, I remember our class reading a book called the Silver Sword, by Ian Serraillier. Based on fact, and set in 1940 in... Articles