Tag Archives: Boris Johnson

SERPLAN resurfaces

Posted on November 27, 2014 by ianchisnall

The news from last week that London mayor Boris Johnson is planning to create a strategic regional plan covering the capital and the greater South East and that he plans to hold a summit next spring to discuss the issue with Home Counties … Continue reading →

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Can pay, won’t pay

Posted on November 25, 2014 by ianchisnall

Citizenship carries with it certain responsibilities as well as rights and dual citizenship can on occasions lead to even greater challenges. In the late 1990’s I was a financial adviser and one of my clients who was American born but … Continue reading →

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Its ahead of you!

Posted on November 9, 2014 by ianchisnall

The great thing about bogeymen is that they distract us from the real issues we have to deal with. As long as Governments can stoke up our concerns about problems that don’t exist or that they have almost no control over, … Continue reading →

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The problem with migration

Posted on October 13, 2014 by ianchisnall

We live in a mobile culture, always have and probably always will. In the days before Supermarkets migrated food to our neighbourhood, some of us would migrate to find the food which we found most palatable. The need to work and feed … Continue reading →

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Top down or bottom up

Posted on October 12, 2014 by ianchisnall

The response to Tristram Hunt this morning and the idea that he is promoting, that of an oath for teachers have not been hugely positive. Indeed had UKIP not just had a good week, the subject may well have come up … Continue reading →

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“Utterley Nuts”

Posted on September 29, 2014 by ianchisnall

This weeks conference in Birmingham by the Conservative Party has already enabled a number of very telling speeches or articles. According to this piece from the BBC, the Mayor of London, someone who the Prime Minister describes as one of … Continue reading →

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Boris won’t get his Island

Posted on September 3, 2014 by ianchisnall

The reaction by Boris Johnson and Cllr Daniel Moylan following the decision by the Airport Commission to exclude ‘Boris Island’ from the three schemes that they will consider for the expansion of Londons Airport capacity reveals why Boris is not suited to … Continue reading →

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Systemic Political Failure

Posted on August 7, 2014 by ianchisnall

The return of Boris Johnson to the House of Commons in May 2015 whilst retaining the role of Mayor of London will reflect failures within our Political System, that takes the UK back several decades to the era we were all acknowledging … Continue reading →

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rarely used and rarely seen?

Posted on July 6, 2014 by ianchisnall

The anniversary of the Summer riots in 2011 is a mere month away. One of the consequences of the terrible scenes from Croydon and other parts of London along with a small number of urban settings across the UK is the … Continue reading →

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Johnson, you’re Lamont’ble

Posted on November 30, 2013 by ianchisnall

The speech earlier this week by Boris Johnson for the annual Margaret Thatcher lecture entitled What Would Maggie do Today? has been analysed and criticised by lots of people far better placed than me to do so. I read the speech in this … Continue reading →

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