Category Archives: Environment

Parliament offers opportunities for collaboration as well as conflict

Posted on March 9, 2020 by ianchisnall

Observing Politicians in the Houses of Parliament is something I find fascinating although most of the time, what gets said is much closer to conflict than collaboration. However occasionally a few words emerge that are based on collaboration that goes … Continue reading →

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Small business claims on behalf of the Government – are they credible?

Posted on March 4, 2020 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in the House of Commons three Tory MPs asked the same question as a starter for a discussion about small businesses “What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses” The response which came from Paul Scully who … Continue reading →

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I agree with Kwasi’s first few words

Posted on February 25, 2020 by ianchisnall

On 14th February Mr Kwarteng was asked a question by my MP, Caroline Lucas and his opening couple of sentences are something that deserve being promoted by people who like me are sorry that we are leaving the EU. The … Continue reading →

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Its a good comment to make Andrew

Posted on February 14, 2020 by ianchisnall

This comment by Andrew Griffith on Monday is something that needs to be broadcast as despite the many challenges which people have experienced, there has been a great deal of hard work by the Environment Agency in the last few … Continue reading →

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Most Sussex MPs are not concerned about the NHS or improving our transport provision!

Posted on February 10, 2020 by ianchisnall

Last week in Parliament two themes emerged that also led to votes which help us as local residents and potential voters for local MPs to understand what position our representatives have taken. The first took place last Tuesday on the … Continue reading →

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MPs and Councillors must all pay attention to local constituents

Posted on January 20, 2020 by ianchisnall

Although it can be frustrating to raise matters that seek to damage our nation and the people our nation is supposed to help, the reality is that every political party introduces new ideas and policies from time to time. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Are Early Day Motions a waste of money & time or a vital facility?

Posted on January 18, 2020 by ianchisnall

Back at the end of last year I wrote a piece about a couple of EDM’s that had been submitted into the Parliamentary arrangements within a few minutes of the New Government being set up. However there must be a … Continue reading →

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Why are only 30% of the world’s oceans our nations priority?

Posted on December 28, 2019 by ianchisnall

The manifesto for our new Government covers a great deal of themes and one of these is climate change. The phrase climate appears 10 times in the manifesto and there are a number of comments, some of which are a … Continue reading →

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A vital role for all Sussex, Surrey and Kent MPs to take

Posted on December 22, 2019 by ianchisnall

On the same day as this most recent Queens Speech Caroline Lucas who is my MP submitted an Early Day Motion (EDM #1) to call on the Government to seriously address the climate change which over the last 3 days … Continue reading →

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A person who has worked hard for small businesses

Posted on December 10, 2019 by ianchisnall

As we reach the end of the election campaign and are about to discover what the make-up of our new Parliament will be, we may gain some very effective new MPs and no doubt some deeply concering ones but we … Continue reading →

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