Tag Archives: Conservative Party

Lets recall the Government

Posted on July 10, 2014 by ianchisnall

Today as up to 1 Million Public Sector workers withdraw their labour and lose a days pay as a consequence, the coalition Government is using all of their communication channels to deny the problem has anything to do with them, and instead blame … Continue reading →

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Swagger not required

Posted on July 9, 2014 by ianchisnall

Mathew Parris claims the reason why the Conservative Party has failed so significantly in its attempt to achieve some level of gender balance in its list of MPs is down to a lack of swagger in the many otherwise competent female applicants. … Continue reading →

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10 weeks to go

Posted on July 7, 2014 by ianchisnall

We are a mere 10 weeks away from the election in Scotland to settle the dispute regarding the future of the Union of England, Wales, Northern Ireland along with Scotland. This morning on the Radio4 Today programme Jim Sillars and … Continue reading →

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Another Big Society mess you’ve got into?

Posted on June 25, 2014 by ianchisnall

As I have written previously in this space, the tension between Politics and Charities is at something of a peak following the enaction of the Lobbying Bill in January and recent challenges to charitable impartiality by Conservative MPs or their staff … Continue reading →

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Votes are for 5 years, not just 1 day

Posted on June 23, 2014 by ianchisnall

To find someone complaining that within days of an election, that the results have been ignored by those in power is hardly a shock. However the person complaining here is not an angry Conservative voter upset that despite a promise of no top … Continue reading →

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Death by 1000 cuts

Posted on June 21, 2014 by ianchisnall

Most of us from time to time, think thoughts which we might keep to ourselves for the sake of being misunderstood, or perhaps because the thought will portray a lapse of judgement we would rather not disclose to others. It is … Continue reading →

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Media responsibility

Posted on June 6, 2014 by ianchisnall

My broadcaster of choice, BBC Radio 4 has been reporting the results of the Newark by-election with some regularity this morning. Despite the actual results the BBC have been acting as though they cannot count. They have explained carefully that … Continue reading →

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A Chinese style election

Posted on June 3, 2014 by ianchisnall

On Thursday at 07.00 residents of Newark will breathe a sigh of relief and so to will thousands of people who have been under immense pressure to cover every single inch of the constituency with leaflets and handshakes and ensure … Continue reading →

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Why Newark? and what next?

Posted on May 26, 2014 by ianchisnall

The lies and deceit of a retired Army Colonel and MP are the reason why in 10 days time, voters will be obliged to vote for a replacement MP for the Constituency of Newark, placed to the East of the … Continue reading →

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We’re all in this together?

Posted on May 22, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in Bournemouth a senior representative of a deeply unpopular sector of society used all of the authority and power of her role to challenge another group of people who she claims are deeply unpopular with the public. The Home … Continue reading →

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