Tag Archives: Conservative Party

A disturbingly unfair election

Posted on January 24, 2016 by ianchisnall

In May all of us will be involved in an election which will have a substantial impact on all of our lives. At the end of the last Government the coalition, led by the well funded Tory Party decided that … Continue reading →

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An unpredictable year

Posted on January 10, 2016 by ianchisnall

In todays Observer Andrew Rawnsley writes of a year of schisms and conflict for our two largest parties, which could potentially lead to the collapse of both of these dominant and arrogant organisations. While Labour currently has a much larger membership base … Continue reading →

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The problem with 30 year old memos

Posted on December 31, 2015 by ianchisnall

Its baffling, how something written by very highly educated and intelligent men could be presented at the heart of Government and then be so easily dismissed 30 years later. This is particularly odd bearing in mind the current focus on the Magna Carta which … Continue reading →

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A curious question

Posted on October 21, 2015 by ianchisnall

On Monday in Parliament, the MP for Mid Sussex, Nicholas Soames asked the Home Secretary to merge Sussex Police with its neighbour in the North and West. It was a written question and so there is no way of knowing … Continue reading →

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Conservative Party tries to reach out

Posted on October 7, 2015 by ianchisnall

Behind all of the gloss and brouhaha in the Conservative Party conference the news that the party has appointed a Director of Outreach may well have been missed by Newsnight and the Radio4 Today programme. The person concerned, Colin Bloom is someone … Continue reading →

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Economic ignorance

Posted on September 29, 2015 by ianchisnall

Speeches yesterday and today in the Brighton Centre suggest that neither Jeremy Corbyn nor John McDonnell really understand some very basic principles and activities of Government in relationship to business and the economy. In practice this makes them little different to the … Continue reading →

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A source of disillusionment

Posted on September 13, 2015 by ianchisnall

According to David Blunkett, the Labour Party and wider public will soon experience intense disillusionment following the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party leader. Blunkett referred to several sources of this on Marr this morning, but one of the greatest … Continue reading →

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The Summer that Democracy Died

Posted on August 22, 2015 by ianchisnall

I am old enough and lucky enough to have an original vinyl copy of American Pie in our record collection, although it was my wife who was smart enough to buy it at the time. The day that music died was … Continue reading →

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A small but important blip

Posted on August 15, 2015 by ianchisnall

The substantial growth in membership of the Labour Party and even more significant number of people who have signed up as associate members in the last few days is no renaissance as far as political parties are concerned. Labour have messed up on a … Continue reading →

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The conflict between good and evil?

Posted on August 12, 2015 by ianchisnall

Although less than 1% of the population are members of any political party, down from 8% in 1950, the strength of tribal politics among some party members is no weaker than it ever was. I have always had the strongest political … Continue reading →

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