Tag Archives: Ed Balls

Will the Tories persuade the Queen to turbo-charge our Nation?

Posted on May 18, 2021 by ianchisnall

This group of words emerged as headline in the Daily Mail last Tuesday and the article focused on a recent group of calls by the Government to try to persuade our Queen to turbo-charge our nation. The word turbo-charge has … Continue reading →

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Is this the best we can get?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by ianchisnall

This week is the 750th Anniversary of the dissolution of the De Montfort Parliament which was the first English Parliament that was made up of local representatives from across the Nation. It followed on from the Battle of Lewes and the inability of Simon … Continue reading →

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The History Boys

Posted on January 14, 2014 by ianchisnall

This weekend two young men, both history graduates have been expressing their views about education and how to improve teaching in our Schools. Tristram Hunt who is a graduate of Trinity College Cambridge has shown his willingness, yet again to appear to … Continue reading →

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Punch and Judy Economics

Posted on June 29, 2013 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday afternoon BBC Radio4 PM broadcast a slightly surreal item which involved a visit by Robert Peston to the fishing museum in Brighton in order to interview the Professor of Punch & Judy, Glyn Edwards. A video version of the interview can be seen here. The interview certainly … Continue reading →

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Is this what you meant by Impartiality?

Posted on June 27, 2013 by ianchisnall

When the Conservative Party first imposed the idea of a Police and Crime Commissioners on the coalition, building on a previous idea by the Labour Party, they proudly spoke about the need to encourage people with no previous political experience … Continue reading →

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