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A tragic loss of life

Posted on August 14, 2015 by ianchisnall

A Hundred years ago today, on 14th August 1915 Canadian transport HMT ship, the Royal Edward was sunk by a German U boat killing 851 Soldiers and 13 Officers from various regiments across the UK plus crew members. According to German records the … Continue reading →

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Special Guardianship Orders

Posted on July 22, 2015 by ianchisnall

It is good news that the Government has agreed to a review of the legal process that allows a speedy transfer of parenthood from biological parents to other adults who are deemed to be suitable for the child or family … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Corbyn: the right answer to the wrong question

Posted on June 28, 2015 by ianchisnall

Originally posted on Rebel Yarns:
British political culture is obsessed with leadership. Leaders are required to be visionary, charismatic, good looking, inspiring, firm but fair, correct in all things and (most crucially of all) victorious. If they miss the bar…

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Network Nonsense

Posted on May 17, 2015 by ianchisnall

My previous postings about Network rail have related to the extreme frustration I and colleagues have felt at trying to engage the Company in our attempts to improve the sound quality on station platforms for travellers and neighbours alike. Whilst we … Continue reading →

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Is this the best we can get?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by ianchisnall

This week is the 750th Anniversary of the dissolution of the De Montfort Parliament which was the first English Parliament that was made up of local representatives from across the Nation. It followed on from the Battle of Lewes and the inability of Simon … Continue reading →

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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant

Posted on March 1, 2015 by ianchisnall

The Cross of St David has been overshadowed for decades ever since the Welsh Dragon was adopted as the Welsh flag in 1959. The irony is that the dominant flag is one that was actually the banner of the English … Continue reading →

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Have you had a good week?

Posted on February 6, 2015 by ianchisnall

According to this website, around 1 in 10 of us suffer from Tinnitus, some of us to a degree that we would classify ourselves as being disabled. Yet all 6 Million people are forced to hear sounds that the rest … Continue reading →

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Its all in the numbers

Posted on January 30, 2015 by ianchisnall

During last nights Question Time from Wrexham, blogger Kate Maltby speaking early on in the programme but after several exchanges between some of the MPs on the panel, pointed out that the rest of the programme was bound to be … Continue reading →

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70 years, and still too many of us do nothing

Posted on January 27, 2015 by ianchisnall

Today is the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the day when we are encouraged to remember the Nazi Holocaust and many of us also choose to remember many other inhumanities vested by men and women on other … Continue reading →

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Lets focus on the solutions

Posted on January 4, 2015 by ianchisnall

The sight of the Hoegh Osaka in the Solent whilst all sorts of agencies are working behind the scenes or even in the foreground with little fuss is inspiring, despite the disaster which put the ship there in the first place. The … Continue reading →

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