My latest SFP column - October 2026 Thursday, 15 October, 2026 Parliament returned this week from its ‘conference recess’, giving all the political parties a chance to set out their stall to voters. I appreciate that very few people reading this column will ever have attended an event like a Party Conference – but they are critical to the political calendar, and the policies announced may have major ramifications both nationally and locally. Every business I... Articles
Immigration: There is a sensible path we can take 26th May 2018 Last Saturday was a very important occasion indeed. After months of planning, countless hours of meticulously crafting stunning flower arrangements, weeks spent... Articles
Meeting with Barclays Bank, Hadleigh 23rd May 2018 Following the announcement that the Hadleigh branch of Barclays will be closing, I wrote to request a meeting between local businesses and Barclays officials to... Local News
Update from South Suffolk Taskforce 23rd May 2018 On Friday morning I chaired a session of the South Suffolk Taskforce in Sudbury Town Hall on the Sudbury Delphi site which is scheduled to close in 2020... Articles
Taskforce seeks ‘lock, stock and barrel’ takeover of Delphi site in Sudbury 22nd May 2018 James Cartlidge MP is chairman of the South Suffolk Taskforce Picture: GREGG BROWN A taskforce set up to support staff at a Sudbury firm earmarked for closure... Local News
Concerns over height of new Bures homes raised in parliament by South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge 18th May 2018 South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge spoke about the case in the House of Commons. A row over the height of six new homes in a picturesque village has led to calls... Local News
Business owners invited to meet with banking chiefs ahead of Hadleigh Barclays branch closure 14th May 2018 Barclays Bank on Hadleigh's High Street is set to close on June 1. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN Businesses affected by the closure of one of Hadleigh’s main high... Local News
Griff hails historic lock restoration for opening up the River Stour through Constable Country 13th May 2018 James was delighted to be invited to the opening ceremony of the Stratford-St-Mary lock. The official opening ceremony of a historic lock on the River Stour... Local News
Could Greater Anglia’s tickets become simpler in rail industry reform? 8th May 2018 South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge has welcomed the inquiry into fares. Picture: GREGG BROWN Greater Anglia’s ticket structure could be overhauled as part of a... Local News
Not 'ideological' but quest to gauge quality of universities 28th April 2018 This week in Parliament saw a particularly heated exchange on the subject of higher education, contained within a relatively obscure 90 minute ‘motion to annul’... Articles
