Tag Archives: Damian Green

International Rail Services: Kent and Sussex

Posted on November 2, 2023 by ianchisnall

Last Wednesday on 25th October 2023 there was a discussion in Parliament which was initially set out with the title International Rail Services: Kent which was initially from Damian Green who is the MP for Ashford. However after he had … Continue reading →

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Thank you for opposing your appalling Government

Posted on July 14, 2021 by ianchisnall

The 2019 Conservative Manifesto stated very clearly as shown here that they would “proudly maintain their commitment to spend 0.7% of our Gross National Income on development and do more to help countries receiving aid become self-sufficient” They never focused … Continue reading →

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Less than a week in Politics leads to a major U turn from Boris

Posted on June 24, 2020 by ianchisnall

According to Boris Johnson speaking at a Primary School in Hertfordshire on Friday “We’re moving now from a world I think in which we have to impose a huge one size fits all national lock down programme to one in … Continue reading →

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Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and the Ministers new Surgery

Posted on May 16, 2019 by ianchisnall

Based on my own very limited observation of Parliamentary debates, at one time only occasionally MPs would stand up and speak about one of their constituents and their experiences so that Parliament could be persuaded to focus on the realities … Continue reading →

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MPs need to pay attention to one another

Posted on December 28, 2017 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday 6th December the Chair of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, Meg Hillier explained to her colleagues and the rest of the world “Technology is clearly critical to combating cyber-crime, and developing effective common defences should be … Continue reading →

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What next for Police and Crime Commissioners?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by ianchisnall

According to American Journalist Tom Brokaw “It’s easy to make a buck.  It’s a lot tougher to make a difference” The temptation for politicians to make a quick buck has been widely publicised, including on this blog. However just as some are … Continue reading →

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