Tag Archives: Caroline Ansell

Sussex Police deserve Parliamentary appreciation

Posted on November 11, 2020 by ianchisnall

Every day, all police services in the UK are doing a huge amount of very positive work to keep our nation safe. Inevitably by the same token every day as in all settings some mistakes get made and occasionally they … Continue reading →

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We need changes within the Government and well beyond it

Posted on October 26, 2020 by ianchisnall

At the end of last week one of the themes that was debated and voted on in the House of Commons was handled very badly by most Sussex MPs. We clearly need some changes to our democracy if we are … Continue reading →

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Eastbourne MP attacks Brighton and Hove in Parliament

Posted on October 3, 2020 by ianchisnall

Most MPs stand up to speak on a regular basis and it is not at all surprising for some of the words that they have used to occasionally look a bit contradictory if they are compared over a period of … Continue reading →

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Boris and his colleagues must now offer some real measures

Posted on June 27, 2020 by ianchisnall

Communities around the UK coast and potentially elsewhere are now working very hard to recover from several days where our roads became blocked with visitors and beaches got covered in tonnes of rubbish and excrement as the huge numbers of … Continue reading →

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Sussex MPs responded well to Sussex Day priorities

Posted on June 22, 2020 by ianchisnall

Last week we had the opportunity to celebrate Sussex Day even though large gatherings are not possible currently. However one place where large numbers of people do meet together is the House of Commons and so last Tuesday it was … Continue reading →

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All of the Sussex Conservative MPs refuse to work from home

Posted on May 25, 2020 by ianchisnall

We are at the beginning of week ten since the Prime Minister announced “From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction – You must stay at home because the critical thing we must do to … Continue reading →

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Can we ask all Governments to permanently maintain listening mode?

Posted on May 20, 2020 by ianchisnall

This morning on the Radio it was announced that Robert Buckland had announced that in the light of the reactions from a range of Councils and Teachers that the Government was going to set out in listening mode over the … Continue reading →

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Comments by Sussex MPs and a Government reaction to NHS workers

Posted on May 11, 2020 by ianchisnall

It seems important now that Parliament is assembling each week, albeit for much shorter hours and with very small numbers of MPs that we pay attention to what our local MPs do say and that we try to pass over … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day from House of Commons and well beyond

Posted on March 8, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Thursday the House of Commons set aside a couple of hours in this debate to raise the profile of International Women’s Day which takes place today. Only two MPs from Sussex took part in the debate and the first … Continue reading →

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MPs like Caroline need to call for appropriate and useful resources

Posted on February 28, 2020 by ianchisnall

This call from Caroline Ansell came on Monday as part of a discussion on rough sleeping that began with a question from three Conservative MPs including Caroline directed at Robert Jenrick who is the latest Secretary of State for Housing, … Continue reading →

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