Category Archives: EU Referendum

Two ex MEPs who ignore facts that oppose their extreme views

Posted on April 28, 2020 by ianchisnall

Two days ago Daniel Hannan posted this tweet which is both inept and potentially very provocative for people who may not have taken the time to follow his link, or watched or listened to the Governmental Coronavirus daily update on … Continue reading →

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Daniel, listen to your colleagues and read headlines more carefully

Posted on April 23, 2020 by ianchisnall

This tweet by Daniel Hannan was sent out at lunchtime yesterday and he is clearly a bit out of touch with the current view of his political party based Government and the actual theme of the article in the Financial … Continue reading →

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We need a coherent National and International response to C-19

Posted on March 16, 2020 by ianchisnall

The challenge we are all facing in trying to understand the impact of Coronaviris or COVID-19 is made much more difficult by the lack of credible and consistent political leadership in a range of contexts (This piece was written on … Continue reading →

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Nick Gibb and Marcus Fysh promote hypocrisy on behalf of their Government

Posted on March 13, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday a Parliamentary debate took place that could have been very positive given it was about involving young people in politics, but sadly it began very negatively and by the time Nick Gibb got up to speak on behalf … Continue reading →

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Being opposed to the EU does not justify ignoring the facts Sally-Ann

Posted on March 6, 2020 by ianchisnall

So Sally-Ann Hart who is MP for Hastings is understandably concerned for the future of her constituency and in particular the fishing industry located in the setting. There are of course some real concerns now that the UK Government may … Continue reading →

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The EU departure proposals need a higher level of accountability

Posted on March 3, 2020 by ianchisnall

The news yesterday that our Prime Minister is opposing the proposal by Matt Hancock to work with the European Union on pandemic warning on subjects such as Cornovirus is clearly very concerning and then the suggestion from Truss that workers … Continue reading →

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Brexit has parallels with Harry and Meghan leaving the Royals

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ianchisnall

Every so often issues can emerge in parallel that may be very different but give us the opportunity to learn from one another, the comparison is only fleeting but it can work. In the last few days we have seen … Continue reading →

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How many other vital appointments have been mismanaged?

Posted on March 1, 2020 by ianchisnall

It has emerged today in the Guardian that there was a decision to block Mary Beard as one of the 20 Trustee’s for the British Museum that need to be approved by No 10 Downing Street. According to this article … Continue reading →

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How incoherent can our Government be?

Posted on February 18, 2020 by ianchisnall

This post appeared on LinkedIn this morning and one could imagine that it was providing businesses with a range of information to help them prepare for our departure at the end of 2020. Unfortunately the link offered carries on with … Continue reading →

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Government is Stocktaking Motorways and wants to “continue to engage with businesses”!

Posted on February 17, 2020 by ianchisnall

As the new British Parliamentary Cabinet seeks to set out how our nation will go over this year and beyond as we leave the European Union it would appear that the context into which they need to focus is also … Continue reading →

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