Robert Buckland Weblog

What an extraordinary day! Names and places that have formed such a part of the background of my life from books, TV and other media started to appear in front of my eyes. I am on a visit to Israel with some other Conservative parliamentary candidates. The purpose of this trip is to see and [...]

A meeting of wise heads at the Clifton Pub on Thursday.  Swindon’s branch of the No2ID campaign, which works to reverse government policy on ID cards and the national identity register, came to the view that the passage of the ID Cards Act through Parliament was only the first phase in the ongoing debate about [...]

Went to a Public Meeting at Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall last night, to hear more about the M4 Junction 16 saga.  Although Junction 16 is in North Wiltshire, proposed changes to its layout have a huge bearing on the residents of Swindon, and I have harboured deep concerns about the problems that will arise.  Much [...]