Tag Archives: Catherine West

Some MPs who support women’s national football

Posted on September 17, 2022 by ianchisnall

Yesterday I wrote about a call from a Conservative Kent MP who wants other MPs to endorse the women’s national football activity. I explained it here in my blog that is available here which presents the text for the document. … Continue reading →

Posted in Brighton & Hove, Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Gove must start to take seriously his abiding by the Law

Posted on June 9, 2021 by ianchisnall

This tweet from Ryan Heath helpfully promotes this piece today in The Times which discloses that within the Cabinet Office, which is of course run by Michael Gove, that there is a unit that is called the “clearing house” that … Continue reading →

Posted in Data Retention and Investigatory Powers, Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Another 75 minutes from Parliament onto the Marcus Petition

Posted on May 29, 2021 by ianchisnall

On Monday afternoon a modest number of MPs in Parliament discussed the Marcus Rashford Petition. Very sadly it did not get as far as it could have done. They spent a total of 87 minutes discussing the subject which is … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Is Parliament lacking credibility following these two debates

Posted on May 27, 2021 by ianchisnall

If any of us were asked should Parliament interview and indeed challenge Dominic Cummings, the answer of course is a very clear YES. In the same way if any of us were asked should they debate the petition raised by … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Safety, Education, Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Increasing diversity is not a once in a generation opportunity

Posted on April 3, 2021 by ianchisnall

The following question from Catherine West MP to Priti Patel which has been answered by Kit Malthouse contains a very deep flaw and demonstrates a great deal of ignorance. I have had the privilege to speak to a number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Police & Crime Commissioner, Policing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

How important is Parliamentary voting?

Posted on February 5, 2021 by ianchisnall

On Monday there was a debate in Parliament under the title of Unsafe Cladding: Protecting Tenants and Leaseholders which involved words that appear very clearly to call for the Government to improve matters for people impacted by cladding problems. These … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Don’t confuse task groups with a meeting every 18 weeks!

Posted on July 17, 2019 by ianchisnall

A series of questions and answers took place in the House of Commons on Monday that involved Sajid Javid and the focus was related to “Violent Crime: Young People” and knife crime was seen as one of the key elements … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Safety, Parliament and Democracy, Police & Crime Commissioner, Policing, Youth Issues | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment