Category Archives: Economics

A strange subject to write about for someone who sometimes struggles to add up. However this is economics as it applies to the social and cultural fabric of our lives together.

Global Britain will require a great deal of hard work, Henry

Posted on January 19, 2021 by ianchisnall

In the debates that take place in Parliament sometimes the challenges which are emerging in our nation do not get mentioned. Sometimes the words which are clearly very inspiring miss out over the elements that have either been ignored or … Continue reading →

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A lack of understanding between London and Holyhead

Posted on January 16, 2021 by ianchisnall

Earlier this week on Tuesday Afternoon there was a debate that took place in the House of Commons on the subject of Northern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to Trade. The Minister who responded was Michael Gove and the MPs present covered … Continue reading →

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How can these Ministers gain better business understanding?

Posted on January 15, 2021 by ianchisnall

It is always concerning when an MP submits a written question and the Minister that responds with the answer includes an element that simply makes no sense. This is very different to a face to face debate as we are … Continue reading →

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It is clear that this 3 man Government needs to be replaced

Posted on January 10, 2021 by ianchisnall

In the first 10 days of our departure of the EU it is now becoming clear that Johnson, Gove and Rees-Mogg need to be replaced and a new Government, probably involving people from across the political range needs to be … Continue reading →

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A very disappointing political end to 2020

Posted on December 30, 2020 by ianchisnall

As MPs along with their supporters and opposers are debating the very inadequate Trade Deal with the EU, it is clear that our position is not very strong. There is only one worse position and that would have been a … Continue reading →

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Let us prepare for a successful Sussex Day 2021

Posted on December 28, 2020 by ianchisnall

It feels a bit strange on the Boxing Day holiday to be focusing on something that will happen in June, although to be fair the weather at the moment and the impact of COVID-19 offer at least two good reasons … Continue reading →

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A World of Opportunities (outside of Europe)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by ianchisnall

Most of us understand that if people from our nation want to connect with nations outside of Europe, that there are already a huge number of ways of doing it. That has been the case for thousands of years and … Continue reading →

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Which Sussex MPs will be in Westminster Hall tomorrow?

Posted on December 8, 2020 by ianchisnall

At 9.30am tomorrow morning in Westminster Hall, there will be a very important debate taking place that is based on a petition that is calling for Parliament to “Hold a public inquiry into Government contracts granted during Covid-19“. We are … Continue reading →

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Time is running out according to the Government

Posted on December 2, 2020 by ianchisnall

So a couple of days ago our company received this email message which does go on a bit longer but these are the first few sentences and one assumes they understand we can only give them a few seconds before … Continue reading →

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We need some additional impact assessments Greg

Posted on December 1, 2020 by ianchisnall

A few days ago on the 20th November, three written questions that had been asked by a Sussex based MP raised an interesting response from Greg Hands who is the Minister of State for the Department of International Trade and … Continue reading →

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