Tag Archives: Boris Johnson

Testing COVID-19 is vital for our future, as is the understanding by our Prime Minister

Posted on May 9, 2020 by ianchisnall

One of the vital pieces of data that the Government has been sharing with us for some weeks is how many tests there have been and how many people are being tested for COVID-19. I know that some of the … Continue reading →

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Today is one of the highest risk days for our nation for many years

Posted on May 7, 2020 by ianchisnall

Today is the 75th Anniversary of the signing of the act of military surrender which took place in Reims in a rural setting some distance from Paris. The signing took place at 02.41 on 7th May and even though our … Continue reading →

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Daniel makes ridiculous claims – will his political colleagues challenge him?

Posted on May 6, 2020 by ianchisnall

The news that a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) has resigned from that agency because he chose to ignore the recommendations that they along with the Conservative Government set out six weeks ago has of course … Continue reading →

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Can we have credible leadership emerging from Parliament today?

Posted on April 21, 2020 by ianchisnall

Today is the first day of Parliament’s return since it went into recess due to C-19 nearly a month ago. In that time the Labour Party has selected Keir Starmer as their new leader and the Tory Party leader, Boris … Continue reading →

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The nature of a Battle, let alone War requires some clarity

Posted on April 14, 2020 by ianchisnall

All of us are currently being heavily impacted by Coronavirus in differing ways. Even though the numbers of people seriously wounded or killed by it may be relatively small in proportional terms, the rest of our nation are either being … Continue reading →

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Clapping for the health of one man, in a London Hospital makes no sense

Posted on April 8, 2020 by ianchisnall

As I wrote on this blog a few days ago I strongly support the idea of clapping for all of our NHS and other key workers every Thursday evening until the high profile impact of Coronavirus comes to an end … Continue reading →

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Will a high profile death change the current C-19 funeral rules?

Posted on April 7, 2020 by ianchisnall

Last night a good friend of mine, Barry Osborne sadly experienced the death of his lovely wife Doreen. Neither of them are young (Barry is in his mid 70’s) and his wife has been ill for several years. However they … Continue reading →

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Today is the first day for our nation, and arguably the rest of the World

Posted on April 4, 2020 by ianchisnall

I am personally very disappointed that large numbers of people in the Labour Party have acted as if the departure of Jeremy Corbyn was essential for the wellbeing of their party or indeed for the rest of our nation. He … Continue reading →

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How competent is Michael Gove’s script?

Posted on April 1, 2020 by ianchisnall

It is understandable that when someone like Michael Gove stands up and speaks on behalf of the Government, that everything he reads from the lectern will be listened to by many people and some observers will assess those words in … Continue reading →

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The Telegraph needs to be held to account for this provocation

Posted on March 31, 2020 by ianchisnall

Our nation is in a state of crisis due to Coronavirus which is a matter that is impacting a great many people and it is clear that we need some credible information to be published by newspapers, even if the … Continue reading →

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