Show BJ the door – letter to a Tory MP
A constituent writes to his MP urging that Monday's vote should send a clear signal that there can be no...
Read morePeter was born in Dublin, of Irish and German heritage. He came to England for a year in 1982, and, having decided he liked working in the NHS, never got round to going back. He has worked in Oxford as a GP for the past 33 years, latterly very part-time. He is a senior clinical lecturer at Oxford University, where he teaches communication skills to medical students, and he is a GP appraiser and examiner. He has 3 children, living in Oxfordshire, Leipzig and Hollywood, and 3 grandchildren.
He loves England and sees it as home, as it is where is where he and his wife Geraldine watched their children grow up. However he is deeply saddened by developments since 2016, in particular the simultaneous threats to democracy and to the economy. He is eager to help the cause of continuing collaboration with our EU neighbours, and is currently Chair of Oxford for Europe, as well as Chair of the UK Metric Association (details here: https://ukma.org.uk/about/officers/) and of the Thames Valley Faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
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Read moreLove her or loathe her, Emily Maitlis and her MacTaggart lecture are impossible to ignore.
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Read moreWe have the promise of a 'Resignation' from Johnson but he must immediately resign before he can damage this country...
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Read morePeter gives Jacob Rees-Mogg some more Brexit Opportunities to add to his earlier list. Please tell JRM of the opportunities...
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Read moreTo lose one loyal but unpleasant supporter in a month may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks...
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Read moreIt gives no pleasure to witness integrity and professionalism being treated as an optional extra by those in power.
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Read moreWith effect from 1 March 2021, Lord Frost into the role of UK Chair of the Partnership Council. He now...
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