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 costs of Brexit could have been explained in 2016!

Posted on February 12, 2021 by ianchisnall

Earlier this week my company got the second email this year from one of our suppliers explaining that whilst the goods that we use regularly are still available, that we need to order them sooner and prepare for the delays … Continue reading →

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A fantastic programme last night on ITV

Posted on February 10, 2021 by ianchisnall

Last night most of my family and I were watching the TV and a programme that came on to ITV turned out to be fascinating and is clearly well worth watching. However for us it was even more amazing than … Continue reading →

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We need all MPs to begin to understand what SME represents

Posted on February 8, 2021 by ianchisnall

Last Monday in Parliament, Sally-Ann Hart, the MP for Hastings and Rye asked the Government a question regarding her constituency. As it happens the question is very relevant in other parts of Sussex and no doubt further afield. Clearly we … Continue reading →

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The furied Gove seems unconcerned about our Brexit impact

Posted on February 7, 2021 by ianchisnall

The Fury at Gove headline is from todays Observer online which reflects on the report from the Road Haulage Association. The report measured the level of exports from British ports to the EU as being 68% lower in January 2021 … Continue reading →

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Do DWP Ministers understand the impact of words and %?

Posted on February 3, 2021 by ianchisnall

Last Monday in the House of Commons at the beginning of the day (2.30pm) and indeed the beginning of the week there was a session with the Department of Work and Pensions that lasted about an hour. The Ministers who … Continue reading →

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How to deal with Red Tape for exporting fish to the EU?

Posted on February 2, 2021 by ianchisnall

A significant number of people in the House of Commons have been heavily promoting and indeed demanding for our nation to leave the EU since 12th December 2019 after they got elected with a range of very nice promises such … Continue reading →

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Two MPs break a barrier and challenges the Government

Posted on January 27, 2021 by ianchisnall

The recent history of our Parliament is that Jacob Rees-Mogg was not prepared for many months for any MPs or Ministers to participate in debates using video systems at all until Boris Johnson was forced to respond from No 10 … Continue reading →

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When will our nation review Brexit and reconsider it

Posted on January 24, 2021 by ianchisnall

Over the last couple of days and this weekend there have been a number of challenges which have appeared in Newspapers regarding the impact of our departure from the EU. Of course they could easily be minor items that will … Continue reading →

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I am so disappointed that the Fishing Industry is feeling let down

Posted on January 22, 2021 by ianchisnall

I voted to remain in the EU back in 2016. I confess I had no real view about it from the fishing industry point of view. I also did not feel that the EU is the best thing in the … Continue reading →

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The loss of Sovereignty from our nations Parliament

Posted on January 20, 2021 by ianchisnall

It is of course very easy to use words like Sovereignty in the context of our departure from the EU. Sadly far too many people who were campaigning for us to leave made appalling claims about a lack of Sovereignty … Continue reading →

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