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Tag Archives: Dominic Cummings
Mr Rees-Mogg, Can we have real Restoration and Renewal?
Last Wednesday there was a long debate to talk about the refurbishment of the Palace of Westminster which of course has been something that has been debated for a very long time. There were a number of very interestingly bizarre … Continue reading
We need the Government to work in a credible manner
There have been many examples of poor procurement decisions taken by Government bodies over many years. This of course includes the Ministry of Defence. Some of these mistakes were clearly not the military mistakes such as political decisions to purchase … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Dominic Cummings, Mark Francois, Special Advisers, Tobias Ellwood
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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
Simon Hoare made a great contribution on Wednesday
Simon Hoare is the Conservative MP for North Dorset where he has been MP since 2015. He is also the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee. On Wednesday he took part in the Liaison Committee scrutiny session with … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, Liaison Committee, Simon Hoare
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We need to find new ways of communicating with our nation
The Government had claimed to be paying attention to SAGE for some time and passing that information onto us via their evening presentations. Unfortunately this all went badly wrong a few days ago when the catastrophic story of one of … Continue reading
What does it really mean to be accountable for one’s actions?
As I wrote yesterday, one of the comments that came from Dominic Cummings who is working directly for the Prime Minister of our Nation related to his claim that he should be made accountable for his actions. He stated “I … Continue reading
A very difficult position for the Government and our whole Nation
I find writing about the Dominic Cummings situation as difficult as I did about writing about Neil Ferguson’s situation. Both men have worked very hard to try to communicate with our Nation about COVID-19 along with many of their colleagues … Continue reading
An interesting, if concerning access point to Central Government
As the Government tries to resolve its decision making, on the one hand we have reflections that in the last 7 weeks the call by the government for the UK to acquire coronavirus ‘herd immunity’ is not working and the … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged C-19, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Daily Mail, Dominic Cummings, Michael Gove, Sarah Vine
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We must protect people first and foremost and then in my view defend the BBC
I am well aware that many people in my city are offended by the way the BBC treated Labour in comparison to the Conservatives prior to the last General Election and indeed how it handled the Brexit issues throughout the … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Journalism, Parliament and Democracy, Policing
Tagged Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, Lauren Moss, Nick May
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Why Tory MPs must ignore the Cummings threat
Our new Prime Minister has only been in Parliament for one day so far since he was appointed on 24th July 2019. This is not entirely surprising given that he was appointed in the last week of Parliaments usual term … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, Prorogue
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