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.

Lets have no more ghettos

Posted on November 14, 2016 by ianchisnall

The news in last weeks Argus newspaper from a development being built in Davigdor Road by Crest Nicholson of 47 dwellings, that they can no longer provide affordable accommodation on the site is clearly a major set back. However being … Continue reading →

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A perfect storm?

Posted on November 11, 2016 by ianchisnall

The news in the last few days tells us that Prison Officer numbers are at a point of near crisis, with almost 2000 needed across the prison estate, yet 400 more left than joined the service in the last year. … Continue reading →

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The man who will work for free

Posted on November 7, 2016 by ianchisnall

On Friday a small number of MPs and at least one Government Minister took part in the Parliamentary tactic known as Filibuster to prevent a Bill being voted on. The Bill in question was designed to ensure that interns would … Continue reading →

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The glass sewer is broken

Posted on November 5, 2016 by ianchisnall

The idea of a male dominated world having some of its more powerful or influential roles opened up to women is often referred to as a break or crack in the glass ceiling. Yesterday in Parliament which is very male … Continue reading →

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Why India is a different case

Posted on November 2, 2016 by ianchisnall

Last week in Parliament there were debates in both Houses about the European Council which became debates on the EU. One of those who spoke was the MP for Wealden, Nusrat Ghani who is the local MP to where I … Continue reading →

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Sofa so bad

Posted on October 7, 2016 by ianchisnall

Being an MP must be a challenging role, creating numerous opportunities to visit people, events and organisations with a wide range of needs and stories to tell. To then be given a national platform as a Government Minister (or shadow … Continue reading →

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We never were in it together

Posted on September 28, 2016 by ianchisnall

After seven years of lies, the 45 year old MP for Tatton has finally come clean and admitted to the Bloomberg in a TV interview “We need to offset the very necessary loose monetary policy, and the distributional consequences that is … Continue reading →

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A Southern Powerhouse?

Posted on September 20, 2016 by ianchisnall

The news that George Osborne is to remain as a backbench MP whilst focusing on his new role as chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership is good news for my birth city of Liverpool. The Northern Powerhouse Partnership appears to … Continue reading →

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A First class Parliament

Posted on September 11, 2016 by ianchisnall

There are real risks of missing the big picture when we start measuring details too much, but as Jane and Michael Banks were told in Mary Poppins, even small amounts of money have the potential to change the world if … Continue reading →

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A Friday afternoon Minister

Posted on September 10, 2016 by ianchisnall

When people of a certain generation buy or use a product that does not work quite right, they sometimes refer to it as a Friday Afternoon item, reflecting the idea that the item concerned was manufactured on a Friday Afternoon … Continue reading →

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