Category Archives: EU Referendum

Lets not pass the Duchy on either side

Posted on August 24, 2018 by ianchisnall

A couple of months ago on 25th June, David Lidington who is the Duchy of Lancaster as well as being the deputy Prime Minister made an important speech at an event organised by a think tank called Reform. There are … Continue reading →

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MP who ignores democracy to achieve his objectives

Posted on August 23, 2018 by ianchisnall

Listening to Jacob this morning on Radio 4 it seems perfectly clear that he has no real interest in the truth providing we can leave the EU at whatever cost it will incur for us. When asked if a ‘no … Continue reading →

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We must look beyond our own shores

Posted on August 22, 2018 by ianchisnall

In the last 24 hours two British senior politicians from both sides of the House of Commons with clear responsibility for our role overseas have been raising concerns about internal aspects of our nation and it is clear that both … Continue reading →

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Rona Fairhead is suffering from a deep blindspot

Posted on August 21, 2018 by ianchisnall

Speaking this morning on Radio 4 Today, Rona Fairhead the Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion made two very clear statements regarding businesses and indeed society as a whole and then failed to deal with the very evident … Continue reading →

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Ignorance shared by Daily Mail & Nigel Farage!

Posted on August 18, 2018 by ianchisnall

When I woke up this morning I spotted a Daily Mail headline for an article by Chris Pleasance which stated “Nigel Farage vows return to front line politics to attack Theresa May’s ‘fraudulent’ Chequers plan” My initial reaction was a … Continue reading →

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A man without an ounce of credibility

Posted on August 17, 2018 by ianchisnall

Its tough for the 8 million people in the South East whose UKIP MEPs are led by Nigel Farage who spends most of his time developing his career and never responds to his constituents requirements. However when he makes such … Continue reading →

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There is scope for a wee bit of consistency

Posted on August 16, 2018 by ianchisnall

This morning two headlines from two pro-Brexit MPs appear to be showing a bit of a difference in terms of where we are at as a nation. To be fair the pro-Brexit newspaper Telegraph is bound to be a bit … Continue reading →

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Remove Tebbit from the Lords & remind Fraser about wider Church History

Posted on August 15, 2018 by ianchisnall

The daily promotions of the Telegraph newspaper on facebook rarely catch my eye, beyond the noisy nonsense from Boris Johnson. However in the last few days a couple of columns did and so I used my weekly free access to … Continue reading →

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The clear call for another EU referendum

Posted on August 12, 2018 by ianchisnall

As the Brexiteers in our Government keep on explaining, the British public made a decision nearly two years ago to leave the EU and on that basis their decision was final and there is no going back. Indeed on 30th … Continue reading →

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Is this ignorance or an attempt to deceive?

Posted on August 9, 2018 by ianchisnall

  The top image is a poster from the Department for International Trade which was published by Liam Fox on Tuesday on twitter with the tweet reproduced in the text below. The lower image is the information from the European … Continue reading →

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