Tag Archives: Any Questions

Let us revise our examination aspect of education

Posted on August 23, 2020 by ianchisnall

Yesterday I wrote about Friday’s Any Questions? programme on Radio 4 that was clearly focused on education issues. Sadly the contributions were limited to two political parties (Labour and Conservative). They involved a current Minister from each party and then … Continue reading →

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Why did Radio 4 involve Toby Young in Any Questions?

Posted on August 22, 2020 by ianchisnall

It is often hard to understand how Radio 4 puts together its group of speakers for the Any Questions? programmes. To be fair I have written about this before on several occasions such as here. However last night they involved … Continue reading →

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Any Questions hit a brick wall on COVID-19 last night

Posted on July 11, 2020 by ianchisnall

Sadly I only managed to listen to a very short part of the programme last night when the subject of COVID-19 was being discussed. I was left wondering how two people who clearly have a high profile and in one … Continue reading →

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Can BBC Any Questions / Question Time try a more radical approach?

Posted on April 5, 2020 by ianchisnall

We are in the middle of a major crisis in our nation, and at long long last, after 10 weeks since the Coronavirus first arrived in our nation (albeit unknown at the time when it arrived in East Sussex), the … Continue reading →

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An admission that certain decision makers have lost control

Posted on November 25, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Friday night as part of Any Questions on Radio 4 Gisela Stuart and Stella Creasy both made some interesting comments regarding how and when our nation will depart from the EU. Gisela like Stella admitted that the House of … Continue reading →

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Time for a new Secretary

Posted on November 7, 2015 by ianchisnall

The Right Honourable Michael  Fallon is Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Defence or Defence Secretary which means he is head of the Ministry of Defence. It is clear from his comments over the last 24 hours that he … Continue reading →

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How about a bit of balance Jonathan

Posted on September 16, 2013 by ianchisnall

Whenever possible I listen to Any Questions on Radio 4 in an attempt to learn what I can from the views of those on the panel. Occasionally the radio gets turned off if the voices have got a bit too shouty or … Continue reading →

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