Tag Archives: Dominic Raab

The complex nature of election results

Posted on December 14, 2019 by ianchisnall

So according to the headlines and some of the people being invited onto the TV and Radio it would appear as if the whole country has endorsed the Tory Party, rejected Labour and the Lib Dems and that Brexit is … Continue reading →

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Seven years is not a very long time in unchained Politics

Posted on October 31, 2019 by ianchisnall

Its is intriguing that a group of people like Patel, Truss, Raab, Kwarteng and Skidmore who are now presenting themselves as credible members of the next Government (if their party gets a majority of seats) sat down and wrote a … Continue reading →

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January was a good month for small & micro businesses

Posted on February 5, 2019 by ianchisnall

The extent to which small and micro businesses have been misunderstood and ignored by politicians in the past is enormous, however in the last few weeks there has been some early and tentative indications that things may be changing. At … Continue reading →

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Small and Micro Businesses, your 15 minutes of political fame has Started

Posted on January 12, 2019 by ianchisnall

Yesterday was one of the few days in the year when thanks to advocates such as Tony Robinson and Paul Lancaster, that Micro Businesses were being treated with some respect. There are several such days each year, one is the … Continue reading →

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Three powerful Ministers speaking nonsense

Posted on November 12, 2018 by ianchisnall

Over the last few days there have been a series of concerning statements from several senior Government Ministers that relate to our departure from the European Union. They have emerged at the same time as Donald Trump was broadcast getting … Continue reading →

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Once again our national sovereignty appears full of holes

Posted on October 25, 2018 by ianchisnall

One of the strong elements of the debate over our departure from the European Union has been the theme of national sovereignty. Many people argued that the European Union determines British Laws without any mechanism for us to accept or … Continue reading →

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The current Brexit plans have a direct impact on Sussex

Posted on September 10, 2018 by ianchisnall

My piece in todays Argus refers to how the return to public of Parliament last week generated a number of issues which have the potential to impact on Sussex community. Bizarrely two came under the heading of a very different … Continue reading →

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Food poverty must be raised up the Governments Agenda

Posted on September 6, 2018 by ianchisnall

Whenever foodbank issues get raised with the Government, we hear stories from MPs and sometimes Ministers that demonstrate they are ignorant people who need to spend more time visiting the foodbanks in their communities. Two classic examples being that of … Continue reading →

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The acute need for a balanced economy

Posted on May 29, 2017 by ianchisnall

Twitter is alive this morning with a series of clips from one of the husting type sessions from our broadcasters. The session is by Victoria Derbyshire whose BBC session involved Dominic Raab who was the MP for Esher and Walton … Continue reading →

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