Been away for a while - time to get going again!

I played around with this blog a little back at the start of the year but other things took my time, I'm trying for a new start. What have I been doing? Two things mainly - I became a father for the first time (son - Ethan, he is such a delight!) and I was selected as the Conservative Party Candidate for Birmingham Ladywood for the forthcoming General Election. I still have plenty of things to say on many many issues, both local, national and international, and I'm looking forward to sharing them with you. Whether any of you want to listen is another matter.