The ruling party group in one local authority was left hunting for a leak after I phoned their new leader and deputy leader asking for a comment on their selection before the selection meeting had broken up even though they had taken a solumn oath not to talk to any dastardly journos.

Little did they realise that their comrade in the House of Commons has me on speeddial and the news was live on Nottinghamshire live by 08.40 the next morning.

https://www.nottinghampost.com...

My first article in the national press.

https://www.lincolnshirelive.c...

In late 2023 in the dying days of Rishi Sunak's government, a local authority announced proudly that it had secured funding for it's leisure facilities.   The press release admitted that the local pools were amongst the 196 across the UK considered at greatest risk of closure.