Category Archives: Scottish Referendum

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 importance of roots

Posted on March 9, 2016 by ianchisnall

It is hard to understand what the impact of private jets and almost unlimited wealth would have on ordinary lives. Last night the BBC provided us with a bit of a snap shot into the visit to the Isle of … Continue reading →

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A new form of interview?

Posted on February 28, 2016 by ianchisnall

After watching Iain Duncan Smith on this mornings Marr show bearing in mind the focus was on a national referendum, it became clear that we need a new form of public discourse. He made a number of dishonest and misleading statements in … Continue reading →

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Equal votes for all

Posted on May 23, 2015 by ianchisnall

The news from Northern Ireland has impacted observers in a number of ways. However one of the lessons that could be drawn is that in Northern Ireland, the Political Parties are prepared to trust their constituents with contentious issues, or … Continue reading →

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Be more creative Henry

Posted on March 6, 2015 by ianchisnall

The consequences of the Scottish Referendum campaign are beginning to reverberate South of the border and it is producing evidence of how little creativity and imagination some of our MPs really have, or perhaps how keen they are to strengthen the status … Continue reading →

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Similarities between Business and Politics?

Posted on January 28, 2015 by ianchisnall

Many businesses operate on a model which focuses on an existing market and then attempts to win customers from competitors, cutting costs and improving the sales pitch when compared to the existing businesses, but essentially selling the same thing to … Continue reading →

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A man with too much to say!

Posted on December 13, 2014 by ianchisnall

As I wrote in a previous blog, the MP for Christchurch, Christopher Chope was one of two men who used the convoluted processes and protocols of Parliament to stifle debate and ultimate derail a Bill that I believe is very important. … Continue reading →

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Purrgate affects all of us

Posted on September 25, 2014 by ianchisnall

The newspapers have filled many of their column inches this morning with purrgate. The failure yet again of the Prime Minister to remember he was mic’ed up whilst having a private conversation. This time he was speaking to the retired … Continue reading →

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Page 84

Posted on September 21, 2014 by ianchisnall

If you were distracted from your reading of the 2010 Conservative manifesto and didn’t get as far as page 84 you are in for a treat now. I confess I didn’t read any of it, simply because at the time … Continue reading →

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Dear voting idiot ………

Posted on September 20, 2014 by ianchisnall

Several years ago when I was working in financial services, we learnt that a banking competitor had sent out a letter to their high net worth clients, encouraging them to invest more money with the bank. However the version of … Continue reading →

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