My latest SFP column - December 2025 Thursday, 18 December, 2025 As we enter the final week before Christmas, I hope most readers will be more organised than me – and are able to avoid last minute shopping. But whether you’re completely stocked up for the Yuletide phase or still have some way to go to tick everything off the list, I’m sure you won’t mind my usual refrain… don’t forget to shop local! Helpfully, the Town Council have produced a free Sudbury... Articles
Suffolk MP James Cartlidge on his new job at the Treasury 3rd November 2022 After working for both Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak over the last four years, it was no surprise that South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge ended up as a Treasury... Local News
South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury under Chancellor Jeremy Hunt 28th October 2022 An MP from Suffolk was appointed exchequer secretary to the Treasury under new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. James Cartlidge, MP for South Suffolk, including Sudbury... Articles
My statement on the new Prime Minister 25th October 2022 I am delighted that Rishi Sunak has been appointed as our new Prime Minister. These have been challenging weeks for our economy, with my constituents concerned... Articles
Hilly Ridge Alpacas in Wattisham rejuvenated after back-to-business grant enables fresh investment in educational facility 22nd October 2022 James Cartlidge MP & Jo at Hilly Ridge Alpacas in Wattisham. Picture: Office of James Cartlidge The personal and social benefits of interacting with alpacas... Local News
Cartlidge and Patel call for better access for Sudbury rail passengers 21st October 2022 James Cartlidge and Priti Patel at Marks Tey station. - Credit: Office of Priti Patel South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge and Witham's Priti Patel have paid... Local News
My Latest Column - October 2022 20th October 2022 As the local Member of Parliament, I see it as my duty to be frank with my constituents – recent events in Westminster have been damaging to economic confidence... Articles
Campaigners slam National Grid claim that offshore option 6x more expensive 17th October 2022 Campaigners have hit back at National Grid (NG) after the company claimed an offshore option to their controversial pylon project would cost six times the... Local News
As a former mortgage broker, rates are nothing of the magnitude we saw in the 2008 crisis 12th October 2022 Credit: Politics Home (Alamy) As a mortgage broker during the 2008 credit crunch, my memory is seared with those extraordinary days when email alerts of... Articles
James Cartlidge: My role in designing the Health and Social Care Levy. And why we now need tax breaks for non-NHS healthcare. 11th October 2022 As Parliament returns today, our main business will be repeal of the six month-old Health and Social Care Levy. Given that all the main parties are now against... Articles
