Tag Archives: Andrea Leadsom

Today Parliament must begin to convene a Citizens Assembly

Posted on January 21, 2019 by ianchisnall

The start of any week is potentially challenging or exciting depending on a range of factors, some of which can be well outside of one’s control. Today has all of the potential to be very exciting for our nation as … Continue reading →

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UK based small and medium-sized enterprises, our day is nearly here!

Posted on January 18, 2019 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in the House of Commons, the leader of the House, Andrea Leadsom was asked a question regarding the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster. The person who asked her was Gareth Snell who is the Labour MP … Continue reading →

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The weakness of Party based Police and Crime Commissioners

Posted on October 27, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Thursday in the House of Commons a “Business of the House” session took place in which MPs are able to direct questions at Andrea Leadsom, the Leader of the House regarding future matters for discussion. The MP for Crawley … Continue reading →

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Who should pay for our freedom of speech?

Posted on September 8, 2018 by ianchisnall

On 6th September the MP for Bexhill and Battle, Huw Merriman asked a heavily loaded question of the leader of the House of Commons and Andrea Leadsom gave an equally loaded answer. Of course without the debate taking place it … Continue reading →

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Fair Police funding

Posted on June 22, 2018 by ianchisnall

It is always encouraging when someone who has served as a Government Minister in a given area feels that they are clear enough from their past to begin to challenge the Government which they were members of. Andrew Selous is … Continue reading →

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We need a home for democracy, not a Palace for wealthy landlords!

Posted on February 5, 2018 by ianchisnall

Almost exactly 15 years ago, on 18th February a new TV show called Relocation Relocation began, building on a previous version called Location, Location, Location that had started 3 years earlier. The show helped to legitimise those people whose wealth … Continue reading →

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Is Gove set to be our next Prime Minister?

Posted on June 18, 2017 by ianchisnall

I must has spent too long in the sun yesterday, these are the thoughts I came up with after a question from a friend regarding where the Tory Party is trying to take us. The return of Michael Gove to … Continue reading →

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We need Ministers with experience

Posted on March 9, 2017 by ianchisnall

Its very telling that our needs as a nation as a whole are treated as insignificant by most Governments compared to the concerns of the well paid bankers and other power brokers in the city of London. This Government like … Continue reading →

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Not a great start

Posted on July 21, 2016 by ianchisnall

Some of the choices made by our New Prime Minister as she assembled her Cabinet over the last few days are already showing signs of strain which is of concern to many people including myself. Perhaps more importantly, these problems … Continue reading →

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A Minister with experience

Posted on May 27, 2016 by ianchisnall

It is easy to identify Government Ministers in this Government and indeed many preceding ones who lack any real world experience in the areas in which they now make decisions on behalf of the whole nation. It is not a … Continue reading →

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