Tag Archives: Baroness Williams

The Withdrawal Agreement has been assured by several Ministers

Posted on September 8, 2020 by ianchisnall

If there is to be no Trade Deal with the EU then our prospect of credible and effective Trade Deals with any other nation or group of nations in the world are very unlikely. In addition the impact on our … Continue reading →

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Let us see some evidence of action across Government departments

Posted on June 29, 2019 by ianchisnall

On Thursday in the House of Lords Brian Paddick set out a debate on Knife Crime which covered a great deal of ground. The challenge with such debates is searching through to find the issues that need a particular focus. … Continue reading →

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Tebbit prepares the ground for protests against Trump

Posted on July 7, 2018 by ianchisnall

It was hardly a shock when Norman Tebbit decided to use his privilege as a member of the House of Lords to ask a question about the recent protest against the way in which the Government has handled the outcome … Continue reading →

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Which crimes matter the most?

Posted on December 22, 2017 by ianchisnall

If Police Officers were tasked with the job of dealing with crimes that matter the most to people in our communities, we would end up with some very distorted results. In the days when I was working in the voluntary … Continue reading →

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Stalking is clearly not a priority

Posted on December 23, 2016 by ianchisnall

Understanding the priorities of a Government are not always easy, however thanks to perseverance from Susan Nye who is one of the unelected peers in the House of Lords, we now know that the Government is not treating the crime … Continue reading →

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A short week in Politics

Posted on October 12, 2016 by ianchisnall

When I wrote last week about a speech made in Birmingham last Tuesday by Amber Rudd I had no idea that my criticism would be followed so quickly by that of her colleagues on both sides of the House of … Continue reading →

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A party we did not get invited to

Posted on February 3, 2016 by ianchisnall

As I have written previously, the desire by Central Government to devolve decision making and funding to local groups of Councils is essentially a good one and something that all residents should be involved in. It has the potential to … Continue reading →

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A small battle has been won

Posted on January 16, 2014 by ianchisnall

I have written on this blog on many occasions about a piece of legislation that is currently in the House of Lords mid way between the Report Stage of the Bill and its Third Reading. The Lobbying Bill (or Transparency … Continue reading →

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