Tag Archives: Brexit

A perfect storm?

Posted on November 11, 2016 by ianchisnall

The news in the last few days tells us that Prison Officer numbers are at a point of near crisis, with almost 2000 needed across the prison estate, yet 400 more left than joined the service in the last year. … Continue reading →

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Boundary Changes

Posted on November 10, 2016 by ianchisnall

The following was published in the Brighton Argus on Tuesday, it has a parochial element to it, focusing as it does on the boundary changes being consulted upon for our city. However it does have a resonance for other places. … Continue reading →

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We need a reshuffle, at least

Posted on November 6, 2016 by ianchisnall

The appearance of Sajid Javid on Question Time on Thursday night from Watford showed how ill suited he is to be a Government Minister under the condition our nation faces as we must respond to the decision taken to leave … Continue reading →

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EU meetings with Ministers

Posted on November 3, 2016 by ianchisnall

The shiny façade of our national ‘plans’ to leave the EU seems to be slipping and cracks are appearing with less than 5 months before Article 50 is enacted and formal negotiations are underway. We have moved from Brexit means … Continue reading →

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Some perspective for Sunday morning

Posted on October 23, 2016 by ianchisnall

The following words were spoken by a man known as Frank Judd in the days when he was a Labour MP, and now Lord Judd in the House of Lords where he has been a member since 1991. His speech … Continue reading →

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Brexit and HS2

Posted on October 13, 2016 by ianchisnall

On the face of things, there are few connections between HS2 and Brexit. The new train line connecting the North of England and London and ultimately Europe is deeply unpopular amongst some people who see it as a costly exercise … Continue reading →

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Brexit means 184 pages

Posted on September 8, 2016 by ianchisnall

Over the Summer as Theresa May occasionally spoke up about how Brexit means Brexit from her Swiss chalet, researchers in the House of Commons were hard at work producing a 184 page document along with a much shorter summary which outlines … Continue reading →

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Brexit begins to take shape

Posted on July 12, 2016 by ianchisnall

Over the last few months there were numerous promises and indeed a number of patronising statements made by people arguing for us to leave the EU, ridiculing the idea that our access to European markets would be ended just because … Continue reading →

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A clear case of double standards

Posted on April 8, 2016 by ianchisnall

The furore emerging from the various Brexit campaign groups about the Governments decision to send out a referendum leaflet and their view that it will influence you and I in our voting behaviour is in stark contrast to many of the same people … Continue reading →

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The un-democrats

Posted on March 24, 2016 by ianchisnall

The argument that the EU is un-democratic appears to have gained a great deal of traction and resonance amongst many people as we look forward to the referendum in exactly 13 weeks time. In my own view this is only … Continue reading →

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