Virgin Atlantic. A Select Voucher from Virgin is not worth the paper it is written on and they just hope you give up and let it expire! Don't use them! See my linked in message and the comments from those that agree. Ian Moore JP (CEO of FIA). @VirginAtlantic

Great to receive a letter directly from the Minster of State for Security @JBrokenshire complimenting the @FireIndustry through these difficult times.

xitter.cf/i/status/1113521923345… Dr Alice Weidel. What a wonderfully inspiring speech in Brussels. I feel strongly about our strong partnership in Europe and it is so refreshing not to hear the retorical anti Britain speeches of late. I applaud you.

Great conversation with Peter Stubbs (burj al Arab) and Terry Johnson (Dubai Civil Defence) about fire safety in the UAE

Rogues gallery of FIA members!

Day 2 Dubai Intersec. Great to meet nearly 30 FIA members exhibiting, clearly seen as an exciting region in which to grow business. Followed by a busy but fantastic evening supporting our media partners UBM, then FIA member Apollo Fire Detectors, then finally FIA member FirePro.

First day of the Dubai Intersec exhibition. FIA well represented as is the UK Government DIT team. Footfall good and a lot of interest in the UK's thoughts on improving fire safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

Lively debate at the AP Parliamentary Fire Safety Group meeting at the House of Lords following the publication of Government’s proposed ban on combustible materials post Grenfell. Lord McKenzie chairing, Emma Dent Coad MP, James Dalton ABI, Jane Duncan RIBA, Lord Porter LGA

Final tweet of the year (and what a year!). I hope you all have an enjoyable send off of 2018 tonight and like me, looking forward to a great 2019! Have a great one...

Huge thanks and respect to West Sussex FRS, @Hants_fire and @LondonFire for sending off Brain Pope (ex Firefighter) in style and making the Pope family proud of their hero.

Many thanks to my host Alistair Thompson at the Gerda afternoon networking event. Balls Bros at Hays Galleria-Super venue, food and company

Congratulations to Jason Thelwell and his team at Bucks Fire & Rescue for winning the FIA sponsored Fire & Emergency Resilience Award!

Great evening at the HoP for the first FireAid fundraising dinner for a worthy cause. Many thanks to @FitzMP for his time and enthusiasm as Chair, tour guide and historian! Super crowd from the fire safety family.

At the computing technology product awards in London. Congratulations to METCloud, winner of the Best cloud computing provider Award

FSF at House of Lords yesterday- great to see so much passion in ensuring we use the federation as the go to place for fire safety

Exchange Club lunch at the RAF Club London today. Great food, great company, great comedian. Thanks to Tony Hanley (FirePro) for inviting me

Police & Fire Service Parliamentary Scheme at House of Lords. Great to see Sir Neil Thorne, Sir Mike Penning MP, Roy Wilshire, Paul Fuller – at Woking, South East

Saturday night @fire_scot Fire and Rescue Service St Andrew's Ball in Glasgow. A great night for a great cause, many thanks to my hosts Supply Plus.

Dr Liam Fox’s speech today at Bloomberg’s HQ in London described renewed confidence in the UK, referring to overseas investment projects levels reaching record highs. With 57% of our exports being to non-EU nations, emphasis was that the UK must take a long-term view on trade.