Tag Archives: Conservative Party

My cross in your box!

Posted on May 20, 2014 by ianchisnall

Last night I had a twitter debate with a Conservative Councillor for Hastings who was using the social media platform to drum up more support for his colleagues in the Euro Elections. I want to give full credit to Peter Pragnell for … Continue reading →

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Funding rules again

Posted on May 19, 2014 by ianchisnall

On Thursday I wrote about a question posed by Henry Smith MP for Crawley. He asked if the Labour Party should declare corporate donations from AstraZeneca before debating the proposed takeover of the company by Pfizer in the House of Commons. The … Continue reading →

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The meddlers

Posted on May 16, 2014 by ianchisnall

If Politicians of all parties were prepared to build on one anothers hard work, there would be a great deal less waste and even in a time of austerity there would be more resources available to solve the real problems … Continue reading →

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The Political Parties have no clothes!

Posted on May 14, 2014 by ianchisnall

On the 8th May the MP for Crawley, Henry Smith asked the Speaker for clarification on a matter of accountability. His question may have been intended to embarrass the Labour Party, but in reality it exposes a gaping hole in the … Continue reading →

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The Sun could lose its hat

Posted on May 11, 2014 by ianchisnall

The proposals a few weeks ago by the Conservative Party to change the planning regime for on-shore wind turbines, making their installation less likely was an appalling blow to those people who had trusted David Cameron when he claimed “vote blue, get green”. … Continue reading →

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Equalities – substance not posture

Posted on May 9, 2014 by ianchisnall

Philip Hammond took us all by surprise yesterday announcing he will bring forward the review on the inclusion of women soldiers in infantry front line positions to report before next Mays General Election. This will complete the equality of access to … Continue reading →

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Lets have some proportional representation

Posted on May 2, 2014 by ianchisnall

The panel line up for last nights BBC TV Question Time included Councillor Suzanne Evans, a UKIP Councillor from Merton in Surrey who is also their spokesperson for Communities. Her only other qualification for appearing is that next year she will be one … Continue reading →

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Our Presidential Debate is missing

Posted on April 29, 2014 by ianchisnall

One of the blogs I read regularly is written by a Cambridge resident who has a friend called Puffles, Puffles is a dragon and so the blog is called “A Dragons Best Friend”. It is a blog well worth reading, … Continue reading →

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The Pandas are still ahead!

Posted on April 22, 2014 by ianchisnall

While we wait to hear if the recent coupling (conscious or unconscious) by the Pandas in Edinburgh Zoo will result in a pregnancy for Tian Tian, we can follow their progress on this website or listen to the TianTian the Panda … Continue reading →

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Europe on the agenda

Posted on April 14, 2014 by ianchisnall

The debates between Clegg and Farage in recent weeks have now been followed by a 4 way debate between 3 MEPs and one candidate on the Sunday Politics show this weekend. From the opening statements it seemed clear that none of the parties … Continue reading →

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