I was disturbed to learn this week that gambling addiction is on the increase in the Armed Forces. One of the biggest challenges that those in the military face is getting that addiction recognised, as it is often seen as merely a weakness, rather than an addiction. To date, it is an offence to borrow money in the forces, but we know from the volume of case studies we see that every single week, … [Read more...]

Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, is concerned by new figures which show that 4,892 jobs in the constituency are at risk if the UK Government doesn’t implement a new ‘smart’ furlough scheme. It has been over half a year since the Chancellor announced his so-called ‘Plan for Jobs’, since then the number of people claiming unemployment benefits has reached 3,445 and the number furloughed stands … [Read more...]

It's been another busy week for me!  You may have seen or heard me over the weekend discussing gambling on Sky Racing, Times Radio, and LBC. We don’t often talk about the relationship between sports teams and gambling, but it's important, because essentially, it’s sport that provides the gambling industry with their business. However, that certainly doesn’t mean it's right that gambling companies’ … [Read more...]

It’s been a busy week, this one! You may have heard me talking to various journalists this week – over the weekend, I talked to BBC Radio Wales about the Covid outbreak at the DVLA. Whilst I have kept in contact with the DVLA throughout the pandemic due to the volume of correspondence I have received from employees, it was bought to my attention at the weekend that the situation had escalated.  … [Read more...]