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Tag Archives: Chris Grayling
When will Parliament step up to the footplate?
The theory that the House of Commons is supposed to act in a manner that holds the Government to account was shown to be rather lacking following the 82 minute debate which took place on Monday over ‘Rail Timetabling’. The … Continue reading
It is vital that amendment 7 is supported
In the debate taking place today over the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, the amendment tabled by Dominic Grieve is the 7th Amendment and is referred to as Parliamentary Approval of the Final Deal. It seems hard to imagine why any MP, … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Amendment 7, Cheadle, Chris Grayling, Mary Robinson
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Japanese Commuters must be envious
The unexpected news that the trains in parts of Surrey have been upgraded by Govia Thameslink Rail must have created a great deal of envy in Japan. After all it was only ten months ago that Chris Grayling told MPs: “I have … Continue reading
Posted in Network Rail, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Chris Grayling, Surrey, Train Fares
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The South East will miss the train
Some people living in the North of England don’t fully appreciate the distinction between the two Cross Rail projects and EuroRail and the creaking transport infrastructure elsewhere in the South of England. By the same token some in the South … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Network Rail, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Chris Grayling, CrossRail, EuroRail, HS2, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Uckfield, Warren Morgan
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Keep campaigners away from Grayling
A recent exchange took place in the House of Commons focused on the need to improve the rail service that currently begins in Uckfield and ends in the London area. On 13th July Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden asked Chris … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Economics, Network Rail, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Chris Grayling, Network Rail, Nusrat Ghani, Uckfield
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The need for personal responsibility
As the train chaos continues, it is surely time for those in a position to change the dynamic in the Southern franchise to be held personally accountable. The idea of accountability being a passive focus on an individual, but no … Continue reading
The need for a timetable
Last week in the House of Commons, Maria Caulfield the MP for Lewes raised two matters with Chris Grayling that are of great interest to many of us in Sussex and frankly his response was pathetic. Her first question was … Continue reading
Where did the £20m go-via
Tracking the accounts from one organisation to another is never easy. Companies account for their businesses using different annual periods and yesterday at work we discovered that one of our suppliers even deals with its transactions on what they call … Continue reading
The failure to address real issues
Over the weekend there was a disturbance in Lewes Prison which led to visits by families and friends being cancelled and the involvement of additional officers brought into the prison to bring order back to the wing on which the … Continue reading
The Chilterns got in the way
Speaking on Sunday morning on the Marr show, the Right Honourable Christopher Stephen Grayling MP, the Secretary of State for Transport was asked why the budget for HS2 is once again being expanded from its original £40Bn with suggestions that … Continue reading
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