Category Archives: Think Tanks

Today must stop allowing IEA to promote its false claims and lack of economic understanding

Posted on November 20, 2019 by ianchisnall

Towards the end of the Today programme yesterday Morning at 8.35am, the programme introduced two people to talk about the U turn plans announced by Boris Johnson at the CBI conference to reduce corporation tax cuts to Businesses and release … Continue reading →

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Lets not pass the Duchy on either side

Posted on August 24, 2018 by ianchisnall

A couple of months ago on 25th June, David Lidington who is the Duchy of Lancaster as well as being the deputy Prime Minister made an important speech at an event organised by a think tank called Reform. There are … Continue reading →

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A clear line has been crossed

Posted on June 3, 2018 by ianchisnall

  A couple of days ago the Charity Commission published a case report on an educational charity and one of the research documents it had published. The commission states “Whilst we considered that the trustees do recognise the need for … Continue reading →

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How can we turn Davos upside down?

Posted on January 27, 2018 by ianchisnall

The idea of the leaders of major nations across the earth coming together to meet and discuss matters of common concern seems to be a vital way of changing the International environment. It is clear that such a change is … Continue reading →

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An Institute in name only

Posted on December 17, 2017 by ianchisnall

A news report yesterday has called into question the naming of a lobby group think tank which was formed by Daniel Hannan, my MEP. The operating name chosen was the Institute for Free Trade or IFT. Daniel apparently should have … Continue reading →

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The need for transparency on our screens

Posted on April 26, 2017 by ianchisnall

A few weeks ago David Goodhart appeared on the BBC Sunday Morning programme ‘The Big Questions’. David is Head of Demography, Immigration, and Integration for a think tank called Policy Exchange. Ten days later Warwick Lightfoot, Policy Exchange’s Director of Research, and … Continue reading →

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We need a Government with integrity

Posted on October 30, 2016 by ianchisnall

Its time this Government took some of its own advice, particularly as doing so would save money which is in much shorter supply than it was, even when the advice was first given. In December 2012 the then Minister for … Continue reading →

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The need for real expertise

Posted on July 31, 2016 by ianchisnall

It is vital that if the BBC or indeed any other major broadcaster intends to explore the rights and wrongs of a given issue, that they choose guest ‘experts’ who really understand their subject. To choose people who appear authoritative, … Continue reading →

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A Government in chaos

Posted on April 30, 2016 by ianchisnall

This week the Government announced it was making changes to the Trade Union Bill which had been deeply unpopular with Trade Unionists and led to a number of high profile protests and demonstrations. Several tabloid newspapers have suggested this is … Continue reading →

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Many charities need a strategy

Posted on March 11, 2016 by ianchisnall

I wrote at the beginning of February about plans by Matthew Hancock MP, Minister in the Cabinet Office to gag all charities that receive public funding. This will put many charities into a very difficult position. The Government has begun … Continue reading →

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