Tag Archives: COVID-19

Time is running out for businesses to prepare


It is clearly important for people involved in businesses to try to understand what is about to happen as we leave the EU at Midnight on the 31st December 2020. Clearly there are some challenges. The news report shown here … Continue reading

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Sussex needs linking up for COVID and our economy


There currently seems to be several widely adopted arguments which could be applied to help form some concept of a regional connection across the whole of Sussex by Councils, MPs and other groups of agencies such as businesses and the … Continue reading

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Local MPs, call on the Government to welcome Refugees and …


The impact on our nation from COVID-19 and many other worldwide issues clearly requires all of us to try to understand the causes or the symptoms and to support the people who have been most affected by these experiences. Clearly … Continue reading

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Parliament is now closed, so what should Sussex MPs do?


It is very conventional for the Parliamentary Summer recession to take place around this date with the first full week starting today. Based on the time of year and the fact that usually MPs would have all been working long … Continue reading

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Today is the day to ensure we have face masks


To be honest if I spent time on public transport, then I would have needed to wear face masks a lot earlier in order to abide by the rules. If we are going to consider what is critical about today … Continue reading

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Any Questions hit a brick wall on COVID-19 last night


Sadly I only managed to listen to a very short part of the programme last night when the subject of COVID-19 was being discussed. I was left wondering how two people who clearly have a high profile and in one … Continue reading

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Ministers and MPs who criticise people must be held accountable


Yesterday at lunchtime this tweet emerged from the MP for Wealden, East Sussex referring to words that a Sky journalist had expressed that came from a discussion that was taking place in Parliament at the same time. Now of course … Continue reading

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How far away from people must we be, given this odd question?


I work in an industry that spends a great deal of time trying to avoid digital cables being extended beyond their limitations. The reason is that when a cable is too long, the signal will drop out. As people get … Continue reading

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Parliament must listen to Grant Shapps and lead us by example


Yesterday the Downing Street daily briefing was led by Grant Shapps and he made some very clear statements regarding the basis on which travel and working arrangements must be adopted to help keep COVID-19 at bay for as many people … Continue reading

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Tories voted to stop working from home and move to their second homes


For many of us, it is great news that there has been significant changes which have taken place regarding COVID-19 over the last week or two or that are going to take place over the next few weeks. Sadly many … Continue reading

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