Tag Archives: Boris Johnson

USA’s signature is not worth the paper it is written on

Posted on May 14, 2018 by ianchisnall

It is always refreshing at the start of a week to hope that change can be achieved over the next few days which will make our community more secure by the weekend. However last week showed us how much change … Continue reading →

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Celebrity small governments, buying their way to power

Posted on May 8, 2018 by ianchisnall

The weekend saw two disconnected but parallel pieces of news or information appearing on-line. The news that our Foreign Secretary has travelled to the USA to meet with Deputy President Mike Pence has been over shadowed by the claim that … Continue reading →

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Strange views and odd behaviour of MPs

Posted on May 3, 2018 by ianchisnall

The news over the last 24 hours whilst the Cabinet was scheduled to meet and discuss the way of leaving the EU indicated some very odd comments from various sources. These included a rumour that Boris Johnson might resign if … Continue reading →

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We must end the Syrian conflict, not extend it

Posted on April 16, 2018 by ianchisnall

The following words were written on Friday Morning to meet the deadline for the Argus Newspaper for todays column. Although some aspects have moved on in the light of our coalition attack on Syria, the majority of this text seems … Continue reading →

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Looser use of language

Posted on April 5, 2018 by ianchisnall

“We’re all familiar that Boris has a looser use of language, this is not the first time this has happened” said Malcolm Rifkind on last nights Newsnight. The fact that a predecessor of Boris believes this is acceptable behaviour, questions … Continue reading →

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Alexander (Boris), the far from great

Posted on March 26, 2018 by ianchisnall

The end of the political career of Boris Johnson must surely be in sight. His words last week regarding Putin are so far off the mark that they would barely raise an embarrassed chuckle from the friends of an inebriated … Continue reading →

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A clear need for united Nations

Posted on March 9, 2018 by ianchisnall

As the impact of the nerve gas attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter begins to be understood more widely, the prospect of a retaliatory action from the UK Government extends beyond the nonsensical comments by Boris Johnson. Meanwhile the … Continue reading →

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The need for greater clarity

Posted on March 1, 2018 by ianchisnall

At present our understanding of what a post Brexit world will look like is becoming even more confused as Politicians and ex-Civil Servants attempt to explain matters using simple metaphors. Few hungry people would turn down a packet of crisps, … Continue reading →

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Johnson describes how his Government lied!

Posted on February 15, 2018 by ianchisnall

As the Foreign Secretary took to the lectern at a right wing think tank yesterday to give his speech on Brexit, within a couple of paragraphs he had made a strong case for him and his colleagues to reverse their … Continue reading →

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How do we measure pomposity?

Posted on January 13, 2018 by ianchisnall

It is not difficult to find tweets or other statements that display how many of the so called leaders of our nation lack credibility if one was trying to call them statesmen or stateswomen. The previously posted offensive tweets that … Continue reading →

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