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.

The delay is inexcusable

Posted on December 11, 2015 by ianchisnall

Its bizarre that Governments can set up groups to help resolve difficult decisions, and then when they have an answer, they prevaricate still further. This has the impact of making the review act as a delay and no more. Who … Continue reading →

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Young People need consistency

Posted on November 12, 2015 by ianchisnall

The visit to the careers adviser was a fixed part of the School experience when I was a pupil. I recall a couple of visits during my time. The first was just before I needed to select the ‘O’ Levels and GCSE’s … Continue reading →

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We need a diagram too

Posted on November 4, 2015 by ianchisnall

This diagram, based on American data tells a very important story. The deep green bars are the full life cycle cost of electricity generation. It shows that gas (first column) and coal costs will remain constant but that wind and solar … Continue reading →

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Economic ignorance

Posted on September 29, 2015 by ianchisnall

Speeches yesterday and today in the Brighton Centre suggest that neither Jeremy Corbyn nor John McDonnell really understand some very basic principles and activities of Government in relationship to business and the economy. In practice this makes them little different to the … Continue reading →

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Can you feel the need?

Posted on September 22, 2015 by ianchisnall

This is Amber Rudd, MP for Hastings & Rye and also the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Yesterday she was on the radio defending the decision by George Osborne (her ex-boss at the Treasury) to guarantee loans to … Continue reading →

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Horological Easing

Posted on September 19, 2015 by ianchisnall

This morning on Week in Westminster, the MP for Wyre Forest Mark Garnier was invited to reflect on the Governments decision to slash tax credits for 1000’s of working families. He responded to a challenge from Frank Field MP who argues … Continue reading →

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When were you planning to consult us?

Posted on September 15, 2015 by ianchisnall

For several years the City Council here in Brighton & Hove have been involved in discussions with their colleagues in Adur & Worthing, Mid Sussex and Lewes to explore a concept they call the Greater Brighton Economic Area. The idea … Continue reading →

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Cost vs Value

Posted on September 6, 2015 by ianchisnall

Few Sussex MPs make themselves as accessible on social media as MP for Crawley, Henry Smith. For this he deserves every bit of the commendation that Brian May paid him prior to the last election. However inevitably this also means he posts things that … Continue reading →

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A bit of perspective

Posted on September 1, 2015 by ianchisnall

Thanks to this article in the Sussex Express newspaper, we know that the leader of the UKIP group in West Sussex is upset at the way in which the EU appears to be spending some of our money. This is not … Continue reading →

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Complete chaos

Posted on August 27, 2015 by ianchisnall

According to news reports yesterday, George Osborne wants people running Nurseries and Pre-Schools to come up with ideas to help him achieve his promise to double the amount of free childcare available to working parents of three and four year to 30 hours … Continue reading →

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