Category Archives: Environment

A lot has changed in the last 35 years

Posted on July 12, 2020 by ianchisnall

Last night when we got home from the garden of one of our good friends, where we were able to enjoy a fantastic BBQ we switched on the TV and watched a programme that reflected what happened 35 years ago … Continue reading →

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An inspiring speech from Caroline Lucas

Posted on July 4, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday Afternoon in the House of Commons there was a debate under the headline of Review of impact of Act on the environment which included a significant contribution from Caroline Lucas. The following section is a few of the … Continue reading →

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Sussex MPs responded well to Sussex Day priorities

Posted on June 22, 2020 by ianchisnall

Last week we had the opportunity to celebrate Sussex Day even though large gatherings are not possible currently. However one place where large numbers of people do meet together is the House of Commons and so last Tuesday it was … Continue reading →

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From today we need all 16 Sussex MPs to re-focus their priorities

Posted on June 16, 2020 by ianchisnall

Sussex Day is very important to a number of people who live in our region. Even for people who don’t know what it means, or who don’t think it is an important day, some of the priorities of the Sussex … Continue reading →

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Could our MPs begin to focus on Sussex Day priorities?

Posted on June 15, 2020 by ianchisnall

Tomorrow is an important day for those of us who live or work in Sussex, perhaps more this year than in recent years. My awareness of Sussex Day only occurred when a friend, Martin Ellis alerted me to his campaign … Continue reading →

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Hi Deborah, please arrange to visit FareShare Sussex

Posted on June 6, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday in the House of Lords, Thomas Pendry who used to be the Labour MP for Stalybridge and Hyde asked the Government “what assessment they have made of the increased demand for emergency food parcels from low-income families; and … Continue reading →

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This Spring was the fourth hottest Summer since records began

Posted on June 5, 2020 by ianchisnall

The last few days have been noticeably very chilly compared to the last few weeks but this morning at the end of the Radio 4 Today Programme it was disclosed that the last few weeks have been the sunniest Spring … Continue reading →

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We need to find new ways of communicating with our nation

Posted on May 28, 2020 by ianchisnall

The Government had claimed to be paying attention to SAGE for some time and passing that information onto us via their evening presentations. Unfortunately this all went badly wrong a few days ago when the catastrophic story of one of … Continue reading →

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All of the Sussex Conservative MPs refuse to work from home

Posted on May 25, 2020 by ianchisnall

We are at the beginning of week ten since the Prime Minister announced “From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction – You must stay at home because the critical thing we must do to … Continue reading →

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A very poor response from the Government on climate change information

Posted on March 15, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Friday three questions raised by Caroline Lucas were answered by a junior Minister who works for the DEFRA team and was answering on behalf of George Eustice, the Minister. The questions all asked for data and indeed two of … Continue reading →

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