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A very difficult position for the Government and our whole Nation


I find writing about the Dominic Cummings situation as difficult as I did about writing about Neil Ferguson’s situation. Both men have worked very hard to try to communicate with our Nation about COVID-19 along with many of their colleagues … Continue reading

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Who can actually detect the Virus, let alone control it Boris?


According to various newspapers and social media sources this green sign is the one that Boris Johnson intends to unveil this evening as part of his presentation for phase 1.01 for COVID-19. It will replace the red one which has … Continue reading

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Today is one of the highest risk days for our nation for many years


Today is the 75th Anniversary of the signing of the act of military surrender which took place in Reims in a rural setting some distance from Paris. The signing took place at 02.41 on 7th May and even though our … Continue reading

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Conservative Backbench MPs or at least one of them needs to get a grip with reality


Yesterday a small group of MPs held a debate in the House of Commons regarding COVID-19 and the only Sussex based MP who took part pointed out, that the debate was too short and involved far too few MPs. Those … Continue reading

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An interesting comment from one of our local MPs


This piece from Andrew Griffith came on Tuesday as part of a debate on the theme of Public Services with Michael Gove acting as the host. There are of course some real benefits for the outdoor economy and garden centres … Continue reading

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Fascinating comments from Andrew Griffith and Jaz Greer


Last Monday in the House of Commons a debate took place regarding C-19 and as I wrote yesterday, the comment from Matt Hancock regarding people who live in Hostels and single room accommodation indicated how little as our Health Minister … Continue reading

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Brexit has parallels with Harry and Meghan leaving the Royals


Every so often issues can emerge in parallel that may be very different but give us the opportunity to learn from one another, the comparison is only fleeting but it can work. In the last few days we have seen … Continue reading

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MPs like Andrew need to be better informed and educated


It was encouraging that the House of Commons last Thursday gave a couple of minutes to discuss “County Lines Criminal Activity” and one of the two MPs who raised the question was Andrew Griffith, the MP for Arundel and South … Continue reading

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Its a good comment to make Andrew


This comment by Andrew Griffith on Monday is something that needs to be broadcast as despite the many challenges which people have experienced, there has been a great deal of hard work by the Environment Agency in the last few … Continue reading

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Most Sussex MPs are not concerned about the NHS or improving our transport provision!


Last week in Parliament two themes emerged that also led to votes which help us as local residents and potential voters for local MPs to understand what position our representatives have taken. The first took place last Tuesday on the … Continue reading

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