Category Archives: Immigration

77 days detention while we wait for the Home Office to come up with its plan!

Posted on September 30, 2018 by ianchisnall

On the last day of term in Parliament back at the end of July, a debate took place on the theme of Immigration Detention and specifically on the Review carried out by Stephen Shaw which was Commissioned in September 2017 … 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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Let’s redouble our efforts to care for all children

Posted on June 20, 2018 by ianchisnall

As Donald Trump through his UN ambassador withdraws the USA from the United Nation Human Rights Council claiming the agency is a “protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias” and images circulate around the world of … Continue reading →

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The many benefits of freedom of movement

Posted on June 14, 2018 by ianchisnall

Several bits of news or information came into my hearing or reading yesterday that all relate to the importance of our nation and our need to discuss and debate matters such as a freedom of movement and open borders. I … Continue reading →

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Alongside Windrush are many other failings

Posted on April 28, 2018 by ianchisnall

As Amber Rudd and her team are being put through the wringer for their complete failure to deal in an adequate way with the Windrush scandal under her leadership and that of her predecessor, let us not forget that the … Continue reading →

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The Windrush scandal reflects a complex set of issues

Posted on April 22, 2018 by ianchisnall

The elements of the Windrush story are multi-layered and complex, and they reflect many other similar stories that have some of the same layers deep down within them. The Imperialist history of the pseudo combined nations of England, Wales, Scotland … Continue reading →

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Yarls Wood needs closure, not a 5 year contract

Posted on April 8, 2018 by ianchisnall

It is concerning that the NHS Trust referred to as ‘Arden & Greater East Midlands’ has just announced a five year contract opportunity to provide: “Psychological Wellbeing Service for Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre” Of course the NHS is not … Continue reading →

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We need to become a credible nation

Posted on December 11, 2017 by ianchisnall

The challenge of writing a blog about real life events when once a week it is printed as a column in a newspaper is quite significant. The same is true in terms of the issues that appear on social media. … Continue reading →

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The Irish nights are drawing in

Posted on June 21, 2017 by ianchisnall

On the longest day of the year throughout the UK, although we still have most of the Summer ahead of us, we all know that from this evening, the nights will begin to get longer. That is as true throughout … Continue reading →

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The urgent need for food security

Posted on May 21, 2017 by ianchisnall

In the light of the NHS IT crisis last weekend, it would be easy to assume that the UK is under greatest threat from ransomware and similar attacks, and indeed in the short term and in an acute way that … Continue reading →

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