Tag Archives: Boris Johnson

Boris did not get a very long Honeymoon

Posted on August 5, 2019 by ianchisnall

It would be very easy to feel a bit sorry for Boris Johnson right now, if only his behaviour and attitude had been more open and genuine over the last decade or two. He was appointed by his party as … Continue reading →

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Tories are playing games with police funding or they are incoherent

Posted on August 4, 2019 by ianchisnall

The need to supply large sums of funds to enable police forces to recover some or all of their losses based on the last 9 years is clear to anyone who spends time talking to senior officers or reading the … Continue reading →

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Britain’s Trump needs to be challenged over his media barriers

Posted on July 31, 2019 by ianchisnall

The decision by Boris and his media team to control when he is given questions and when he speaks is clearly something his mentor, Donald would support. However we are not the US and Boris is not our President, he … Continue reading →

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Parliament cannot justify 8 weeks recess over a 10 week period

Posted on July 29, 2019 by ianchisnall

For so many of us in locations like Brighton and Hove, the knowledge that people, particularly young students are studying for degrees and other qualifications in further and higher education settings is evident, and the occasional sight of someone wearing … Continue reading →

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The various statements since Wednesday coming from Boris and his colleagues are beginning to look a bit confusing. His promise before he was elected as leader of the Party to supply 20,000 more police officers had already been brought into … Continue reading →

Posted on July 26, 2019 by ianchisnall | Leave a comment

A very very tough mandate, if it really exists

Posted on July 24, 2019 by ianchisnall

Thanks to a couple of the new prospective Cabinet Ministers writing on twitter we now know that they believe that our next Prime Minister has a clear or even great mandate to unite the country. The reality is that within … Continue reading →

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Our new Prime Minister deserves a kipper for his Breakfast

Posted on July 19, 2019 by ianchisnall

Its fascinating how a man who is so heavily predicted to be our next Prime Minister is willing to stand up in front of his party members in the days before the results are declared and admit how he has … Continue reading →

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Parliamentary incompetence goes beyond Boris’s campaign

Posted on July 13, 2019 by ianchisnall

When considering the performance of our Government at the moment it is hard to look beyond the poor quality interviews and debate that Boris and Jeremy are taking part in. However this statement by Nadhim Zahawi proves that we need … Continue reading →

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Is TReason the nature of the Darroch leak?

Posted on July 11, 2019 by ianchisnall

It is clear that when most journalists publish leaked state material, they are doing so to make the nation aware of issues that are going on behind closed doors, that will have an impact on many of us. In theses … Continue reading →

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Unity is a much tougher challenge than Brexit and together impossible

Posted on July 9, 2019 by ianchisnall

The 160,000 Tories who are in the process of voting for our next Prime Minister are faced with at least one candidate whose supporters and campaigners know he is not capable of delivering the three promises they are offering. That … Continue reading →

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