Category Archives: EU Referendum

So Victoria, what has occurred over the last 15 weeks?

Posted on February 9, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday David Lammy asked a question that quite reasonably came after all of the Tory MPs in our nation including 13 in Sussex voted to prevent the amendment to improve the prospect of children who are refugees from being … Continue reading →

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A valuable suggestion by IDS and his chums, for once

Posted on February 8, 2020 by ianchisnall

According to this mornings Evening Standard article “Senior Tories have reportedly written to Conservative MPs to raise concerns over Boris Johnson’s decision to allow Huawei a role in the UK’s 5G network. The letter, from a group of Tories including … Continue reading →

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Gavin’s next final warning must go to Lee Cain & Boris Johnson

Posted on February 7, 2020 by ianchisnall

This article from todays Times is calling for a group of Independent Charities (Universities) to offer freedom of speech and freedom of listening on their premises. This is clearly a challenge as not only may this need to apply to … Continue reading →

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Rightly or wrong, EU has gone, but why do Sussex Conservative MPs like Tim oppose more Police Officers?

Posted on February 3, 2020 by ianchisnall

Today our representative Members of Parliament will be returning to their Westminster offices after a weekend that was something of a mixed experience across the whole nation. For some it was clearly an opportunity for them to celebrate what took … Continue reading →

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Bright Saturday follows Black Friday

Posted on February 1, 2020 by ianchisnall

The departure from the EU was celebrated in many locations and commiserated in many others. The annual tradition of Good or Black Friday (this year due on 10th April) is followed by Bright Saturday and then on Sunday the destruction … Continue reading →

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Many thanks and I wish you a good future

Posted on January 31, 2020 by ianchisnall

It would be very easy to say thanks to people like Catherine, John and Alexandra Philips and to be pleased that people like Nigel and Daniel are no longer earning money from our funding. However the fact is that all … Continue reading →

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Ignoring the checks and balances now may cost us a great deal later on!

Posted on January 23, 2020 by ianchisnall

When the Government recently won an election with such a majority of seats (although not so many votes) it was always a risk that they would quickly inhabit a position of arrogance. Unfortunately their decision to ignore the various checks … Continue reading →

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Today the credibility of a ‘One Nation’ Political Party will be tested

Posted on January 22, 2020 by ianchisnall

As the House of Commons is given the opportunity to revisit a series of amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill there will now be a chance for our MPs to review and reconsider their previous decisions. There are … Continue reading →

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Conservative MPs need to listen to a colleague in the House of Lords

Posted on January 21, 2020 by ianchisnall

Last Thursday in the House of Lords, Jean Coussins who is a crossbench Baroness spoke very clearly about Erasmus+ which is the theme in amendment 38 that 344 Tory and DUP MPs chose to reject on the 8th January, just … 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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