Tag Archives: Andrew Marr

My past statements need to be ignored! claims Johnson

Posted on December 1, 2019 by ianchisnall

This morning on BBC’s Andrew Marr show towards the end of the challenging interview which made Johnson look deeply incompetent. He was asked about his own comments regarding Islam and his response was very clear – the things he has … Continue reading →

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“We have a leave population and a remain Parliament”

Posted on January 20, 2019 by ianchisnall

Speaking this morning on the Andrew Marr show, Liam Fox made the above comment, proving that his capacity to understand his colleagues and the nation his Government is supposed to be leading and serving is close to zero. Tragically Liam … Continue reading →

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Rock Services is not much of a foundation

Posted on November 4, 2018 by ianchisnall

The interview this morning with Arron Banks on the Andrew Marr show seemed to argue that the company which he owns, called Rock Services was the source of around £8M for the funding of vote Leave. However the image shown … Continue reading →

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Our Government is like a bad naïve parent

Posted on July 1, 2018 by ianchisnall

Observing  James Brokenshire on Marr this morning helps to demonstrate how our Government is heading at high speed into a very narrow culdesac over its wishes to achieve Brexit.  He is asked what attitude this Government has towards Business, in … Continue reading →

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Is our economy strong enough?

Posted on May 2, 2017 by ianchisnall

The interview with Theresa May on Marr on Sunday must surely rank as one of the most appalling public presentations of the Conservative Party disdain for the rest of society in recent years. The reference to nurses relying on foodbanks … Continue reading →

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The Government must do better

Posted on November 29, 2016 by ianchisnall

Although the Government has backed down from forcing all Schools to become Academies, it has still to deliver on its previous ruling that all ‘failing’ schools should become academies. According to a recent study, there are at least 26 Schools … Continue reading →

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The challenge for small businesses

Posted on November 21, 2016 by ianchisnall

Its rather dispiriting when men and women who are supposedly advocates of business and its capacity to employ people and make profits which in turn creates taxes that fund the economy, seem to have forgotten what their role is. On … Continue reading →

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Lets end the pretence

Posted on March 21, 2016 by ianchisnall

The uncivil war in the Conservative Party is not about one man and his decision to resign, but rather about the extent to which loyalty to a political party has broken ranks with the need to be open and honest … Continue reading →

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A new form of interview?

Posted on February 28, 2016 by ianchisnall

After watching Iain Duncan Smith on this mornings Marr show bearing in mind the focus was on a national referendum, it became clear that we need a new form of public discourse. He made a number of dishonest and misleading statements in … Continue reading →

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A failure to deliver

Posted on January 11, 2016 by ianchisnall

On Sunday Morning David Cameron was interviewed by Andrew Marr, who raise the issue of Syria and the decision from 2nd December, more than a month ago to deploy British planes and weapons. It was clear from the response to … Continue reading →

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