Category Archives: EU Referendum

A Sussex MP who claims to possess integrity!

Posted on December 28, 2018 by ianchisnall

A website called Briefings for Brexit published a podcast in the Summer just before the Parliamentary recess in which MP for Lewes, Maria Caulfield stated “Northern Ireland so depends on their trade with the rest of the UK, we are … Continue reading →

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Lets hope the Government understands what partnerships mean!

Posted on December 24, 2018 by ianchisnall

Over the last couple of days businesses have begun to receive Partnership Packs from the Government which on the face of it appears to be a very positive approach. After all people involved in businesses understand in a rather specific … Continue reading →

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A snap General Election needs a new approach

Posted on December 23, 2018 by ianchisnall

If as some commentators have suggested, a snap election is to be called early in 2019 it is clear that if most voters take a traditional approach, they will vote for parties rather than candidates and the two dominant parties … Continue reading →

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Trade deals with the whole world

Posted on December 20, 2018 by ianchisnall

If this MP is correct, when we leave the EU with No Deal we will benefit from a new trade deal with every single nation outside of the EU through the WTO. Because of this we will also have a … Continue reading →

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Why a new approach is needed, urgently

Posted on December 18, 2018 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in the Daily Boris-graph, the ‘news’ paper managed to give Mr Johnson a headline on the front page and several inches of print along with his own column which the paper published on page 20 and clearly pays large … Continue reading →

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It appears some Ministers can’t answer simple questions

Posted on December 17, 2018 by ianchisnall

Most of us spend our lives outside of the Parliamentary and Westminster bubble and are either disinterested in what goes on inside or struggle to make sense of the work of a Government which controls significant elements of our society. … Continue reading →

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Naïve claims about what democracy looks like

Posted on December 15, 2018 by ianchisnall

Over the last few days two people who are from both the main UK political parties, albeit as ex-Councillors have argued that the EU is deeply undemocratic and they have pointed to the Commission and in particular Jean-Claude Juncker as … Continue reading →

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An incredulous grasp of what the nation expects

Posted on December 12, 2018 by ianchisnall

There are always challenges in organisations where the person theoretically in charge of events or policies is assumed to be getting heavily involved in every element of the tasks. I have spent nearly 15 years working with a local police … Continue reading →

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Lets change the way our Democracy is structured

Posted on December 10, 2018 by ianchisnall

It is clear from the public performances by Parliament over the last few days and some of the discussions I have personally sat through in less open settings at the same time that what we need in our nation, far … Continue reading →

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Our two main Political parties make new trade deals very hard to achieve

Posted on December 8, 2018 by ianchisnall

As we wait for the vote to be carried out on Tuesday in the House of Commons regarding whether our Parliament will back the Brexit proposal by Theresa May, it is beginning to become clear that our options as a … Continue reading →

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