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How will Ministers like Baroness Barran grasp Erasmus


The image on the left of the photo of Baroness Diana Barran came from facebook back 3 days ago on the 13th March and it provides a very clear comparison between the provision of Erasmus and the proposed provision of … Continue reading

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MPs like John Hayes have created these problems


There are a significant number of Conservative and indeed DUP MPs and even some Labour MPs who were very strongly of the opinion that our departure from the EU would be the right thing to do, with no consideration of … Continue reading

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Lord Agnew asks Businesses to respond


The challenge that many of us face is keeping up to date with the myriad of consultations and questionnaires that emerge on a regular basis. Sadly it seems like almost every day that questions emerge from people on the phone … Continue reading

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The Skill that Boris has to divert from questions


On Monday during the discussion about how our nation will move forward as part of the Covid-19: Road Map there were understandably many questions that related to how we got to where we are. A small number related to the … Continue reading

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Ms Ansell criticises Brighton again, Johnson seems to defend it


At the beginning of October I wrote a piece under the title of Eastbourne MP attacks Brighton and Hove in Parliament and at that time I assumed that Caroline Ansell’s criticism was an attack on our Labour Council because it appeared … Continue reading

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The costs of Brexit could have been explained in 2016!


Earlier this week my company got the second email this year from one of our suppliers explaining that whilst the goods that we use regularly are still available, that we need to order them sooner and prepare for the delays … Continue reading

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How to deal with Red Tape for exporting fish to the EU?


A significant number of people in the House of Commons have been heavily promoting and indeed demanding for our nation to leave the EU since 12th December 2019 after they got elected with a range of very nice promises such … Continue reading

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A very disturbing plastic response from Johnson to Lucas


On Wednesday as part of the Prime Minister Questions, Caroline Lucas who is our local MP asked Boris Johnson a question and in doing so she located it very carefully in a wider context. The answer that Johnson provided skirted … Continue reading

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This week will bring a significant change across the world


Today is the beginning of a very significant week for our whole world and indeed it certainly will have a major impact on our nation as Joe Biden is about to be inaugurated as the 46th President of the United … Continue reading

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Will Johnson beat last years peak for the House of Lords


It is fascinating to see which Prime Ministers are at the top of the table and which are at the bottom. The creation of life peerages began in 1957 and so the first Prime Minister who was able to achieve … Continue reading

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