Tag Archives: Arron Banks

Farage and Banks want personal publicity rather than electoral credibility

Posted on November 12, 2019 by ianchisnall

It was always questionable if the Brexit Party stood any prospect of winning a Parliamentary seat next month, given the challenge for all small parties to do so. Thankfully we face the prospect of an increase in Green, Plaid Cymru … Continue reading →

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Even Arron is finally joining some dots together

Posted on October 9, 2019 by ianchisnall

As this tweet makes clear, Arron Banks has finally demonstrated that he is close to apologising on behalf of the LeaveEU organisation that he funds for its offensiveness. I cannot imagine what they tweeted but the fact that he has … Continue reading →

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Lets protect these rich and politically mature men from themselves

Posted on August 17, 2019 by ianchisnall

This tweet appears to say it all. An apparently sweet and innocent MEP called Roger Helmer is defending another individual who as it happens is politically high profile and even more wealthy and powerful as a business man than Roger, … Continue reading →

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US grass may not be so green after the shackles are removed!

Posted on August 11, 2019 by ianchisnall

A few days ago on Radio 4 I heard Donald Trump stating “There is tremendous potential in that trade deal. I say probably two or even three times of what we’re doing right now.” It turns out that the piece … Continue reading →

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The combined Leave.EU and Brexit Party need to review their strategy

Posted on August 6, 2019 by ianchisnall

Its fascinating to look at the Leave.EU tweets and try to understand what is going on behind the words. It is clear that as a campaigner for the Brexit Political Party, they support the idea of Brexit competing in 650 … Continue reading →

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Government Ideas for corrupting democracy

Posted on June 27, 2019 by ianchisnall

According to this question in the House of Commons on Monday, the Government is abusing its power by spending our money on an attempt to win its own, supposedly  publicly accountable consultation, to build a National Holocaust Memorial Centre in … Continue reading →

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An end to transportation as we know it

Posted on November 6, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Sunday Morning, the interview by Andrew Marr with Arron Banks introduced an opinion that was something of a surprise to me, but then I confess I believe that leaving the EU is a mistake. Arron stated that the Financial … 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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Who really gets to make our laws?

Posted on December 20, 2017 by ianchisnall

One of the issues that has been debated by Parliament in recent days is how will the EU laws be transferred to the British statute books as we leave the EU. Will it be Ministers or Parliament itself that gets … Continue reading →

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We need space for an honest open debate

Posted on September 9, 2017 by ianchisnall

The willingness of our national leaders to open up discussions based not only on what the EU is now offering us, but also what was said throughout the referendum campaign is an indication of how little respect they have for … Continue reading →

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