Watch Hilary’s speech in the debate on cuts to Foreign Aid 08 Jun 2021 Watch Hilary’s opening remarks in the recent debate on cuts to Foreign Aid. Read more →
Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – June 2021 02 Jun 2021 There are now just five months to go before world leaders gather in Glasgow for the big climate change conference. Meanwhile, the scientific evidence about our changing climate accumulates. The 2015 Paris climate agreement committed countries to keep the global temperature increase to just 1.5C above late 19th century levels… Read more →
Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – May 2021 30 Apr 2021 Fan power, e-scooters and cemeteries Well that didn’t last long, did it? Announced one evening with a surprising lack of advocates, the proposed European Super League dominated the news but collapsed within 48 hours in the face of a universally hostile reaction. It was a great victory for the voice… Read more →
Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – April 2021 01 Apr 2021 Exactly a year ago, in my column for South Leeds Life, I reflected on how the world had changed in ways that could scarcely have been imagined four weeks earlier. Twelve months on, who would have imagined that we would have seen 126,000 people lose their lives, three lockdowns, businesses… Read more →
Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – March 2021 26 Feb 2021 Vaccinations, Cladding and Decluttering Cllr Judith Blake is stepping down as the Leader of Leeds City Council following her appointment to the House of Lords. I have had the privilege of working with Judith over many years in her roles both as a Middleton Ward councillor and as Council Leader… Read more →
Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – February 2021 01 Feb 2021 Voluntary organisations, Universal Credit and conspiracy theories I had a very useful catch-up recently with Elissa Newman of Holbeck Together, the voluntary organisation of which I have the honour to be Patron. Despite the lockdown, Elissa and her wonderful team have continued to support their service users with regular phone… Read more →
Watch Hilary’s Speech on the Environment Bill 26 Jan 2021 Watch Hilary’s speech on the Environment Bill, New Clause 5 on the State of Nature target here https://youtu.be/wWzP17EDMnw . Read more →
Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – January 2021 02 Jan 2021 As some of us try and make up for Christmas indulgence by increasing the number of steps we take each day, you notice just how much more of your surroundings you can take in when walking as opposed to travelling the same route by car. I really enjoy looking at… Read more →
Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – December 2020 02 Dec 2020 As a hard and difficult year draws to a close, we are all desperately hoping that 2021 will be different. Well, that hope appears to have been answered. Three new ‘stars’ have appeared in the dark winter sky in the form of coronavirus vaccines. It is extraordinary that they have… Read more →
Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – November 2020 30 Oct 2020 Half term hunger It is the Government’s responsibility to make sure that children do not go hungry.” These were the words of my parliamentary colleague Kate Green when she moved the motion calling for free school meals to be funded during the autumn half term, Christmas and Easter holidays. The… Read more →