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.

Our Government is like a bad naïve parent

Posted on July 1, 2018 by ianchisnall

Observing  James Brokenshire on Marr this morning helps to demonstrate how our Government is heading at high speed into a very narrow culdesac over its wishes to achieve Brexit.  He is asked what attitude this Government has towards Business, in … Continue reading →

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Helpful words from the MP for Rolls Royce

Posted on June 30, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday at Prime Ministers Questions, the MP for Chichester, Gillian Keegan asked a valuable question that succinctly explains why our industrial heritage and contemporary economy will collapse if we end up with a hard Brexit. Despite the rather half … Continue reading →

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Parliament, please stop patronising SMEs

Posted on June 23, 2018 by ianchisnall

Three weeks ago I wrote a blog, inspired by a claim by a select committee in the House of Commons that it wanted to meet with Small and Medium Enterprises. The challenge with SMEs is they represent businesses referred to … Continue reading →

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Slip of the tongue, disturbing ignorance or …?

Posted on June 21, 2018 by ianchisnall

A few days ago in Parliament the MP for Bexhill, Huw Merriman asked a perfectly reasonable and sensible question of the Government. The answer however which may have been a simple slip of the tongue implies ignorance in the Department … Continue reading →

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EU sceptics arguments prove we need to remain in the Customs Union

Posted on June 19, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Thursday in the House of Commons a discussion took place on the theme of the Customs Union under the heading of Free Trade Agreements. Three Conservative MPs bizarrely asked an identical question and one of these was the MP … Continue reading →

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The need for some real life economics

Posted on June 17, 2018 by ianchisnall

In a community where many of the nations most powerful and some of the richest people arrive for a days activity, they begin by enjoying Breakfast in very posh and historic restaurants and cafes on the campus of the community. … Continue reading →

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A Minister without understanding

Posted on June 8, 2018 by ianchisnall

For just over a decade in the 1990’s and into the new Millennium I was a Financial Adviser who organised literally hundreds of mortgages for people amongst many other matters. As a Mortgage arranger, it was clear that my role … Continue reading →

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Its time for MPs to focus on real issues

Posted on June 4, 2018 by ianchisnall

It is always encouraging when Parliament claims it want to learn from people whose life experience is different to the majority of people in the two Houses. One Parliamentary Committee that scrutinises the Government is the Business, Energy and Industrial … Continue reading →

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Fine words from the Head of Ofsted

Posted on June 2, 2018 by ianchisnall

Amanda Spielman is the head of Ofsted and yesterday she spoke at the Pre-school Learning Alliance annual conference. The words below are her opening and closing remarks which help to explain how vital Pre Schools and Nurseries are in our … Continue reading →

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Government statistics hide as much as they reveal

Posted on May 30, 2018 by ianchisnall

When the Labour Party introduced Children’s Centres in 1999 they chose to make them available to people in all areas of society. The coalition and now this Government have since closed down over 1000 of them and is now claiming … Continue reading →

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