Sir Robert Buckland MP on the Contaminated Blood Scandal Friday, 10 May, 2024 Innocent lives lost, thousands of victims and survivors who live with the consequences to this day. The contaminated blood scandal has been one of the biggest scandals that has ever faced us as a country. Opinions
Robert's Weekly Article - 16th February 2022 16th February 2022 It is great news that Swindon will receive a combined total of £1 million through the Government’s ‘Safer Streets Fund’ – a flagship fund to make public spaces... Articles
Robert's Weekly Article - 9th February 2022 9th February 2022 Swindon has an unparalleled history when it comes to the railways and that I why I believe our town is the perfect choice to host the new headquarters for Great... Articles
Robert's Weekly Article - 2nd February 2022 2nd February 2022 I have written many times in previous weekly articles that securing Swindon’s fair share of Government investment has been a top priority of mine since first... Articles
Now is the time to make sure technology benefits the whole of society (New Statesman Article) 28th January 2022 In his last interview, the great American scientist Carl Sagan alerted us to the fact “we’ve arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody... Articles
Why I’m a Bright Blue MP [Bright Blue Article] 28th January 2022 I have long been an admirer of consistency. Not the sort of consistency that involves a rigid adherence to dogmas that do not age well, but a more meaningful... Articles
Robert's Weekly Article - 26th January 2022 26th January 2022 Residents of Wanborough and the surrounding villages will be relieved to see the appeal against the refusal of planning permission for an industrial development... Articles
Robert's Weekly Article - 19th January 2022 19th January 2022 I have been contacted by a number of residents who are concerned to have seen the closure of the Post Office in the West Swindon Centre recently. I had another... Articles
The Cost of Living is where politics becomes personal (Sunday Telegraph Article) 15th January 2022 As the ongoing furore over lockdown parties at Number 10 rages on, it is tempting to think that politics is in suspense as we await the factual findings to be... Articles
Robert's Weekly Article - 12th January 2022 12th January 2022 I was delighted to join thousands of Swindon Town fans at the County Ground on Friday to watch the Third Round match against Manchester City. The atmosphere was... Articles