It was good to meet Marc Levy, regional chief executive from the Jewish Leadership Council, at my offices on Friday. Antisemitism - particularly within politics - has been on the rise in recent years, and it was good to hear his perspectives as to how MPs and other civic leaders can challenge this at a national level.
And locally, although the Jewish community in North Staffordshire is relatively small in number, we cannot take our eyes off the ball. We also agreed to jointly visit the synagogue on London Road as soon as diary commitments allow.