Tag Archives: David Cameron

Lets Celebrate

Posted on June 16, 2015 by ianchisnall

This image of the Queen and her immediate family along with a distant cousin who was recently elected as Prime Minister and the Archbishop of Canterbury sitting together in Runnymede to celebrate 800 years of Magna Carta is hard to take seriously … Continue reading →

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Neither wood or any trees

Posted on June 7, 2015 by ianchisnall

Behind huge police and security service cordons in Bavaria, representatives of the worlds 7 most powerful nations plus all those who attend as observers, all ferried in by helicopters are due to hear our Prime Minister say “Corruption is the cancer … Continue reading →

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The thin veneer of respect

Posted on May 28, 2015 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in Parliament, the new SNP MPs were taken to task for applauding the words of their own colleagues in the debate on the Queens speech. The Speaker, John Bercow waited until the third incidence of this affront to Parliamentary … Continue reading →

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We need to refocus

Posted on May 16, 2015 by ianchisnall

The image of one of the UKs most popular statespeople shaking hands with David Cameron on the doorstep of her officical residence provides us with symbolism that could not be more significant. While Cameron was photographed in Scotland, a photo of … Continue reading →

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The Politics of who met who

Posted on April 29, 2015 by ianchisnall

The papers are in uproar, because Miliband has openly met with Brand. This is apparently evidence that Miliband is unfit to be our next Prime Minister. What we don’t know is how many wealthy donors, trade unionists, industrialists or newspaper moguls have … Continue reading →

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Lets hear more from SMEs

Posted on April 27, 2015 by ianchisnall

It is encouraging that Conservative Central Command have put the views of SMEs at the forefront of their campaign today. Whilst I personally do not share the desire of the 5,000 businesses featured on todays Telegraph that David Cameron and George Osborne should … Continue reading →

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A need for some rights

Posted on April 24, 2015 by ianchisnall

Its much easier to find fault than it is to find solutions – sadly if as it is reported, Ed Miliband will criticising the Prime Minister for mistakes made following the Libyan intervention in the context of the current Mediterranean migrant … Continue reading →

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A vital onslaught

Posted on April 12, 2015 by ianchisnall

The city of Brighton & Hove is familiar with the experience of traffic gridlock caused by one event or other taking place on one of the Sundays in the year. Depending on ones point of view some of the events … Continue reading →

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A great idea, woefully executed

Posted on April 11, 2015 by ianchisnall

The value to both employers & employees of a well thought through, carefully planned scheme to release staff to volunteer in their communities is a good thing. There is plenty of evidence that this approach can as Eric Pickles is claiming improve productivity … Continue reading →

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Lets ignore all we know

Posted on April 9, 2015 by ianchisnall

It takes a brave person to buck a trend, and when the issue under debate is the behaviour of a group of people, persuading enough of them to act differently and hold their nerve as they go against all of … Continue reading →

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