BBC Sunday Politics: on Brexit and Yorkshire tourism 22nd October 2016 I was a guest on the programme to discuss the Yorkshire tourism industry after we leave the EU. Media
BBC Look North: fighting to bring more tourists to North Yorkshire 30th September 2016 BBC Look North's Phil Chapman spoke to me at Stokesley Show about my backing a Government inquiry into why more tourists don't visit Britain's rural areas. Media
The Telegraph: Why we should use UCAS to promote apprenticeships 23rd September 2016 Tucked quietly on the northern banks of the river Neckar in southern Germany, the University of Heidelberg cuts a familiar figure to the Anglo-Saxon eye. With... Media
Yorkshire Post: Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk should be a National Trail 6th July 2016 IN my first year as MP I have clocked up thousands of miles criss-crossing my constituency, from the top of the Yorkshire Dales to the North York Moors. However... Media
Yorkshire Post: Why leaving the EU could be good news for farmers 3rd June 2016 ENCLOSE a breeding pig in 2ft wide iron cage, house it in a gloomy shed with concrete floors, employ an unskilled workforce with no farming experience and you... Media
The Telegraph: EU's dismal trade policy destroys argument for remaining 1st June 2016 In July 2011 to the clink of Belgian beer glasses, the European Commission toasted a momentous day. 54 years after its founding members gave up the power to... Media
Getting the balance right in subsidising green energy 5th February 2016 Published in the Yorkshire Post In 1973 the combination of an oil crisis in the Middle East and industrial action from British coalminers saw widespread... Media
BBC Sunday Politics: new ways to tackle flooding threats 17th January 2016 I was a guest on the programme to discuss new ways to prevent flooding, the immigration issue and an English national anthem. Media
Fair schools funding vital for our children's future 8th October 2015 Published in the Yorkshire Post My grandparents grew up in a village in India without electricity or running water. Two generations later, I have the privilege... Media