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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
We now need some clear leadership across many nations
The Afghanistan crisis is currently demonstrating a great deal of individual voices from within our nation that have a similar amount of influence to all of the others. The failure from within our Government and the lack of connection to … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Afghanistan, Boris Johnson, Caroline Nokes, EU, Europe, Tobias Ellwood, Tom Tugendhat, USA
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The hard work must continue
Two years ago today I was at Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum near Uckfield, it was a lovely sunny afternoon, at some point in the afternoon it became clear from the smart phone that an incident had happened in Shoreham. … Continue reading
Posted in Community Safety, Parliament and Democracy, Policing, Syria
Tagged Afghanistan, Shoreham Airshow, Sussex Police, Syria
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Let us hope for a safe outcome
Last night I was at a meeting with the senior police officer who has overall responsibility for the policing of todays election across Sussex and Surrey. Just as each of the parties have a huge number of people focused on … Continue reading
The value of an apology
The twitter and media storm that erupted around Lily Allen and her visit to the jungle camp, and her apology to a teenage boy from Afghanistan is something that shows the best and worst of our nation. Clearly no one, … Continue reading
We need logic, not prejudice
In a world of soundbites and edited comments, it is easy to assume that when someone speaks or is quoted that the full story is more complex and the few words captured may even state the opposite of what the … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Afghanistan, Calais, Charlie Elphicke MP, Dover, Iraq, Libya, Syria, The Jungle
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Matt needs better briefing
Last night on Question Time Matthew Hancock MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office articulated an enthusiastic case for the UK to bomb Syria to try to defeat ISIL. He argued that this view was despite the fact that he had opposed the Iraq war, at … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Afghanistan, Caroline Lucas MP, Iraq, ISIS, Matthew Hancock, Syria
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A curious question
On Monday in Parliament, the MP for Mid Sussex, Nicholas Soames asked the Home Secretary to merge Sussex Police with its neighbour in the North and West. It was a written question and so there is no way of knowing … Continue reading
Who is the greatest threat?
According to a tweet by David Cameron over the weekend we all need to be very frightened of the Labour Party following the election of Jeremy Corbyn. Its a sign of how limited the social media strategy of the Conservative Party … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Afghanistan, David Cameron, DSEI 2015, Iraq, Jeremy Corbyn, Syria
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Cost vs Value
Few Sussex MPs make themselves as accessible on social media as MP for Crawley, Henry Smith. For this he deserves every bit of the commendation that Brian May paid him prior to the last election. However inevitably this also means he posts things that … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Afghanistan, Foreign Aid, Henry Smith MP, HS2, Palace of Westminster, Parliament, Refugees, Simon Kirby MP, Syria, Trident
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