Category Archives: EU Referendum

The Government plans to send MPs home early!

Posted on July 17, 2018 by ianchisnall

The idea that Parliament is a conventional working environment for MPs and Peers is of course completely ridiculous. Whilst some of them work very hard on behalf of their constituents or the nation as a whole, others use this role … Continue reading →

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Why Parliament needs to revisit last Tuesdays debate

Posted on July 16, 2018 by ianchisnall

The last seven days have proven that a week is a long time in politics focusing on our departure from the EU and possible trade arrangements with the USA. Last Tuesday a debate in the House of Commons focused on … Continue reading →

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Democratic Accountability is in short supply

Posted on July 9, 2018 by ianchisnall

This appears in my column in todays Argus was written before the resignations of Davis, Baker and Braverman from the Cabinet. Their departure along with the need for McVey and Grayling to go and the prospect of Johnson leaving must … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Brexit remains uncertain

Posted on July 6, 2018 by ianchisnall

The title of todays blog could be seen as the equivalent of a newspaper headline, in fact it is not from a newspaper although it is almost word for word, the title of a report from the Public Accounts Committee … Continue reading →

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Exaggerating or underestimating, that is the question

Posted on July 4, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Monday Afternoon as many people across the country prepared to leave work a group of privileged people assembled to discuss a matter that impacts all of us and may lead to massive job losses and a major reduction in … Continue reading →

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Our Government is like a bad naïve parent

Posted on July 1, 2018 by ianchisnall

Observing  James Brokenshire on Marr this morning helps to demonstrate how our Government is heading at high speed into a very narrow culdesac over its wishes to achieve Brexit.  He is asked what attitude this Government has towards Business, in … Continue reading →

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Helpful words from the MP for Rolls Royce

Posted on June 30, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday at Prime Ministers Questions, the MP for Chichester, Gillian Keegan asked a valuable question that succinctly explains why our industrial heritage and contemporary economy will collapse if we end up with a hard Brexit. Despite the rather half … Continue reading →

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Parliament must take their fingers out of their ears

Posted on June 24, 2018 by ianchisnall

As the images above indicate, sometimes the lack of a promise for 100,000 people to march on the Streets of London does not mean that that number of people are unwilling to step out from their comfort or indeed their … Continue reading →

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Slip of the tongue, disturbing ignorance or …?

Posted on June 21, 2018 by ianchisnall

A few days ago in Parliament the MP for Bexhill, Huw Merriman asked a perfectly reasonable and sensible question of the Government. The answer however which may have been a simple slip of the tongue implies ignorance in the Department … Continue reading →

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EU sceptics arguments prove we need to remain in the Customs Union

Posted on June 19, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Thursday in the House of Commons a discussion took place on the theme of the Customs Union under the heading of Free Trade Agreements. Three Conservative MPs bizarrely asked an identical question and one of these was the MP … Continue reading →

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