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About ianchisnall

I am passionate about the need for public policies to be made accessible to everyone, especially those who want to improve the wellbeing of their communities. I am particularly interested in issues related to crime and policing as well as health services and strategic planning.

Only two of our (Sussex) MPs debated King’s Speech


(This article was published in the Brighton Argus today – 13th November 2023) Today is the first full week for Parliament following the very significant opening of Parliament with King Charles III first event last Tuesday. Last week only two … Continue reading

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Armistice Day: UK holds two-minute silence at 11am


Today which is Sunday 12th November is the time when many of us focused on Armistice at 11am for at least 2 minutes because we often do so on a Sunday. However yesterday I was in the Waitrose shop in … Continue reading

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Could there be a Bishop Parliament for the Government?


I have just spotted that there is a Parliament in the North East area in County Durham which is described as the “Bishop Auckland”. The current MP in that setting is Dehenna Davison who is the Conservative MP. She took … Continue reading

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Roger Roberts call at King’s Speech – Debate (2nd Day)


A number of credible MPs and members of the House of Lords have spoken this week following the very significant first speech in Parliament of King’s Charles III Speech that took place on Tuesday. One of the Lords who spoke … Continue reading

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Theresa May, previous PM referred to Brighton & Hove


On Tuesday afternoon in Parliament following from the Presentation by the King Charles III setting out his first session there were a number of MPs who spoke in response. One of them was Caroline Lucas from Brighton Pavilion and the … Continue reading

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It’s fantastic for Seaford Mayor to hold a Carol Service


A few hours ago Olivia Honeyman published that she is organising a Carol Service on 13th December at 6.30pm at St Leonards Church in Seaford which is located in the town centre. The Church is in the Parish of Sutton … Continue reading

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Parliament shuts again…this time for the King


(This article was published in the Brighton Argus today – 6th November 2023) Tomorrow Parliament is opening up again with the King present for the first time for over a year. The public comment on the website, ‘TheyWorkForYou’, currently provides … Continue reading

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Eastbourne MP asks about Holiday Activities and Food


On Monday 23rd October in Parliament one of the the sessions that took place was organised by Caroline Ansell who is the Eastbourne MP. She began the session with a request “What recent assessment her Department has made of the … Continue reading

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Many MPs agree new rules to ease EV charging


Last week on the 25th October Jack Loughran published a document on the Institution of Engineering of Technology which is entitled in “MPs agree new rules to ease EV charging” that can be obtained from here. I have included some … Continue reading

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Ultra-processed Food – will the Government work on it?


At the last Thursday in the House of Lords there was a session entitled Ultra-processed Food which Natalie Bennett who is a member of the Green Party opened the session with “To ask His Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of … Continue reading

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