Category Archives: EU Referendum

A No-Deal Brexit may allow us to adopt WTO rules!

Posted on August 5, 2018 by ianchisnall

In the last few days the profile of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been raised on social media and broadcasts as the prospect of a No-Deal Brexit is growing. The points of reference I refer to below were interviews … Continue reading →

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Government needs lessons in statistics and history

Posted on August 3, 2018 by ianchisnall

As I wrote in my blog yesterday, this petition which was calling on the Government to act if the referendum was deemed by the Electoral Commission to have broken electoral laws was signed by 187,042 people. This morning the signatures … Continue reading →

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A Government that lacks understanding

Posted on August 2, 2018 by ianchisnall

The Government has now responded to this petition that currently has 187,042 signatures. It remains open until January so there is plenty of time to sign it if anyone is interested. The incompetence from the Government is in the response … Continue reading →

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Collusion – is not illegal?

Posted on July 31, 2018 by ianchisnall

The news that something which is clearly not morally acceptable may not be illegal according to the lawyer for the President of the USA raises several matters. How much collusion went on whilst he was Mayor of New York from … Continue reading →

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Government measured poverty, Antisemitism and Treason

Posted on July 30, 2018 by ianchisnall

The failure of the Government to protect thousands of vulnerable families on low incomes has finally hit the front pages of the most right wing newspapers in our nation. Even though these journals have set out the information in a … Continue reading →

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Why Daniel is mistaken over No Deal

Posted on July 29, 2018 by ianchisnall

My MEP Daniel has written a piece in today’s Telegraph which argues for us to accept a No Deal departure from the EU because his party leader “has gone as far as any British leader could go to accommodate Brussels … Continue reading →

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It is clearly time for a change

Posted on July 26, 2018 by ianchisnall

The way in which our Democracy operates means that Ministers like Matt Hancock, MPs like Priti Patel who also happens to be an ex-Minister and MEPs like David Bannerman are part of the well paid and highly privileged group of … Continue reading →

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Its time for a change of policy

Posted on July 25, 2018 by ianchisnall

This tweet from the MP for Calder Valley makes it clear, reinforced by the retweet from Conservative Party Press Office that the Conservative Party are ready to open up to a new way of doing politics. So before they give … Continue reading →

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Promises, promises we’re all through with promises

Posted on July 22, 2018 by ianchisnall

The opening words of the Burt Bacharach song “Promises, promises I’m all through with promises, promises now I don’t know how I got the nerve to walk out” make it clear that it would make a great theme song for … Continue reading →

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MPs who really care about business needs

Posted on July 20, 2018 by ianchisnall

It is very disappointing that the letter which is shown here was signed by so few (46) Tory MPs. The truth is that their party claims to be one that is focused on the needs of business. Indeed a few … Continue reading →

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