Tag Archives: David Cameron

Send in the engineers?

Posted on February 20, 2014 by ianchisnall

In the last few days the tension between religious leaders and the Government has peaked over welfare reforms. The immediate catalyst for this was an interview in the Daily Telegraph last week with Archbishop Vincent Nichols in anticipation of his … Continue reading →

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Who stripped the Roof?

Posted on February 12, 2014 by ianchisnall

At the outset of the coalition Government one of the comments that was regularly rolled by some of the new Ministers, was that the Labour Government had failed to mend the roof whilst the sun was shining. This was used in conjunction … Continue reading →

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Dave the forgetful PM?

Posted on February 8, 2014 by ianchisnall

Although I have concluded that for me no Political Party has all of the answers, and that all of them have some of the answers, I confess that the party I most frequently disagree with is the one led by David Cameron … Continue reading →

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The right sort of red tape

Posted on January 28, 2014 by ianchisnall

It would be a strange Government that openly promised to introduce more red tape. Just as train companies announce the wrong sort of rain, snow or leaves on the line, there appear to be different types of red tape. Yesterday David Cameron was … Continue reading →

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Like lambs to the slaughter

Posted on January 6, 2014 by ianchisnall

Our Politicians are in an impossible position! They want to be trusted and for us to give them the benefit of the doubt when they make difficult statements, and they want to be able to show leadership when it comes … Continue reading →

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Square pegs and round holes

Posted on January 2, 2014 by ianchisnall

It seems hard to believe that a safe Tory seat would be offered to a candidate who had built a reputation from a business that publishes pornography, but that in effect is what has happened. Karren Brady who was unveiled in September as … Continue reading →

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More measurement is needed

Posted on December 30, 2013 by ianchisnall

The stereotypical view of business is that they despise red tape, almost more than the Government which tends to dislike the red tape that others have imposed (either previous Governments or the EU), preferring their own much free-er restrictions and … Continue reading →

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A sorry process

Posted on December 20, 2013 by ianchisnall

On Monday and Wednesday of this week, the Lords debated the “Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill” which I have covered many times on this blog. After 6 weeks ‘consultation’ the bill returned to the Lords, for … Continue reading →

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Careless Talk costs …

Posted on December 13, 2013 by ianchisnall

The interview in this weeks Spectator of David Cameron and specifically the answer he gave to a question about the trial of Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo is a gross misjudgement on the part of both David Cameron and Fraser Nelson who conducted … Continue reading →

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A lack of consistency

Posted on December 11, 2013 by ianchisnall

 The tribute to Nelson Mandela in Parliament yesterday led to a number of anecdotes and memories being discussed in a place where our laws are made. Many of our legislators had met Mr Mandela, and so there was a rich resource … Continue reading →

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