Category Archives: Journalism

Do Sussex MPs and Ministers accept Neil Parish’s media calls?

Posted on June 30, 2020 by ianchisnall

Neil Parish is the Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton and last Monday he organised a debate under the heading of BBC Regional Politics Coverage. It was very clear from his comments and those of a number of other MPs … Continue reading →

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This Spring was the fourth hottest Summer since records began

Posted on June 5, 2020 by ianchisnall

The last few days have been noticeably very chilly compared to the last few weeks but this morning at the end of the Radio 4 Today Programme it was disclosed that the last few weeks have been the sunniest Spring … Continue reading →

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Will your review your position? Its up to the Prime Minister!

Posted on May 26, 2020 by ianchisnall

The presentation yesterday by Dominic Cummings in the back garden of No10 Downing Street was fascinating and frustrating in equal aspects. So what is clear and easy to understand is that he was the first and possibly the last SpAd … Continue reading →

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Does our Government understand what accountability means?

Posted on May 22, 2020 by ianchisnall

Most politicians if challenged about making themselves accountable will argue that they get voted for by their constituents at each General Election and that is their key form of accountability. However it is clear to everyone else that setting out … Continue reading →

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How Politicians and Journalists should correct their mistakes

Posted on May 16, 2020 by ianchisnall

As I wrote yesterday, all journalists get things wrong some of the time because like the rest of us, they are all human and we all make mistakes. Of course just like Politicians and unlike most people, they have teams … Continue reading →

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Journalists clearly need to work very hard – they can make mistakes

Posted on May 15, 2020 by ianchisnall

This morning I read a couple of posts on Facebook that both set out clear and reasonable concerns regarding the work of journalists and their comments in broadcasts or published in printed settings. Just like Politicians the claims and arguments … Continue reading →

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Two Tims (and one Tom) with very different responses to our Test capacity

Posted on May 3, 2020 by ianchisnall

The need to Test most people in our nation to find out if they have COVID-19 is vital if we are to move on from lockdown towards some form of conventional open society. The suggestion I have read is that … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 Disinformation or rather Scrutiny of Politicians is vital

Posted on April 29, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Monday in the House of Commons two MPs asked Oliver Dowden, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport a question regarding Covid19-Disinformation. One of them was Rob Roberts who was one of the Conservative candidates in … Continue reading →

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Two ex MEPs who ignore facts that oppose their extreme views

Posted on April 28, 2020 by ianchisnall

Two days ago Daniel Hannan posted this tweet which is both inept and potentially very provocative for people who may not have taken the time to follow his link, or watched or listened to the Governmental Coronavirus daily update on … Continue reading →

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A tragic line we’ve crossed and an ongoing lack of understanding

Posted on April 26, 2020 by ianchisnall

So yesterday the official number of people in the UK whose death was due to COVID-19 was 813 which brought the total up to 20,319. It is really distressing to read about the people who many of us have met … Continue reading →

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