Blog - Chris Matheson MP

The Chaos before Christmas

With Parliament in such a chaotic state, and while we await the chance to vote on the Prime Minister’s deal with the EU, it was a pleasure to come home to Chester at the end of the week, for a dose of stability. But things got even worse when I…

Thanks to the headteachers

The end of the school term in a couple of weeks’ time will mark an important point in the countdown to Christmas. The level of excitement amongst our city’s children will rise a few more notches, and we will all begin to feel just a little more, well, Christmassy. But…

What a mess.

What a mess. What a shambles. To be fair I always thought that Brexit was a dreadful idea. But even I could not have predicted the chaos we are now in. People voted to leave for a variety of reasons. Some just don’t like being in the EU and think…

UK Parliament Week

It’s Parliament Week! UK Parliament Week is a UK-wide festival taking place from 12-18 November, which aims to engage people, especially young people, from different backgrounds and communities, with the UK Parliament. This is a chance to learn more about the UK Parliament, how it works and why your voice…

The Overseas Voters Bill

When you think of the House of Commons, you most likely think of the main chamber with its green benches and raucous debate. But, as I have written previously, work is also going on elsewhere around the Parliamentary estate. On the first floor, overlooking the River Thames, is the main…

Remembrance Sunday Events

As you will know, Remembrance Sunday falls every year on the Sunday closest to 11th November, the anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War. And in this year, the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War, appropriately Remembrance Sunday falls exactly on the 11th November itself. The day…

Parliamentary pub of the year

In the last couple of weeks, I have been running a public poll on my Facebook page to choose the best pub in Chester. Each year, MPs are asked to make a nomination for the Parliamentary Pub of the Year and I thought this would be a good way to…

Out of bounds

Much of the talk in Westminster this week has been about the new parliamentary constituency boundaries, published by the Boundary Commission on Monday. But even as they have been revealed, there are some doubts they will be adopted. There are two main flaws with the proposals. The first is that…

Cuts have consequences

News last week that Torbay Council in Devon has become the fourth council in England to declare emergency financial controls will come as no surprise. Many readers will have seen that Northamptonshire County Council has effectively gone bust and is now being run by Commissioners appointed by the Secretary of…

Super Trees Steve

Steve Hughes is an industrial chemist from Chester. He is also a runner – a serious runner. Steve organises the Park Run every Saturday morning in the Countess Country Park, where up to a hundred runners of all ages and all abilities take part whether to compete against their own…

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