Tag Archives: Andrew Tyrie

Jobs for the boys

Posted on April 27, 2018 by ianchisnall

Andrew Tyrie was an MP with mixed capabilities. He was first rate at challenging the Government (his own party) when it came to matters of financial credibility and was Chair of the Treasury Select Committee from 2010 to 2017. However … Continue reading →

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What we need is cross people

Posted on March 15, 2017 by ianchisnall

According to a comments by George Young in a debate in the House of Lords last Friday on the ‘Political Parties (Funding and Expenditure) Bill’ the lack of cross-party consensus on major reforms means that the Government believes that it is … Continue reading →

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What will it take for truth to emerge

Posted on June 19, 2016 by ianchisnall

A few days ago the Crown Prosecution Service announced that despite a 28,000 page dossier on the British involvement of the rendition of two Libyans in 2004, including a fax message collected in Libya, purportedly from Sir Mark Allen an … Continue reading →

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The tally mounts yet there is no plan

Posted on April 10, 2016 by ianchisnall

I am republishing a blog I wrote a month ago, with the numbers amended. This is because nothing has changed in our Parliament, yet another month of bombing has gone on. I appreciate that my blog won’t stop the bombing, … Continue reading →

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Lets have some accountability

Posted on March 10, 2016 by ianchisnall

Last week marked 3 months since MPs voted to drop British Bombs and Missiles on Syria. The vote at the time was declared to be a matter of urgency and immediacy and all Sussex MPs except Andrew Tyrie and Caroline Lucas … Continue reading →

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A lack of liaison

Posted on January 13, 2016 by ianchisnall

The questioning of the Prime Minister by the Liaison Committee is in many senses the closest Parliament gets to a proper level of scrutiny of the leader of our Government. He is not elected by any voters apart from those … Continue reading →

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A challenge to our understanding of Government

Posted on December 5, 2015 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday night in the House of Commons, the overwhelming vote to extend military operations into Syria created a number of questions regarding the way in which our democracy operates. All MPs are elected as representatives of their constituents, not as … Continue reading →

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