Tag Archives: EU Referendum

Government needs lessons in statistics and history

Posted on August 3, 2018 by ianchisnall

As I wrote in my blog yesterday, this petition which was calling on the Government to act if the referendum was deemed by the Electoral Commission to have broken electoral laws was signed by 187,042 people. This morning the signatures … Continue reading →

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Why Daniel is mistaken over No Deal

Posted on July 29, 2018 by ianchisnall

My MEP Daniel has written a piece in today’s Telegraph which argues for us to accept a No Deal departure from the EU because his party leader “has gone as far as any British leader could go to accommodate Brussels … Continue reading →

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It is clearly time for a change

Posted on July 26, 2018 by ianchisnall

The way in which our Democracy operates means that Ministers like Matt Hancock, MPs like Priti Patel who also happens to be an ex-Minister and MEPs like David Bannerman are part of the well paid and highly privileged group of … Continue reading →

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Parliament must take their fingers out of their ears

Posted on June 24, 2018 by ianchisnall

As the images above indicate, sometimes the lack of a promise for 100,000 people to march on the Streets of London does not mean that that number of people are unwilling to step out from their comfort or indeed their … Continue reading →

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The many benefits of freedom of movement

Posted on June 14, 2018 by ianchisnall

Several bits of news or information came into my hearing or reading yesterday that all relate to the importance of our nation and our need to discuss and debate matters such as a freedom of movement and open borders. I … Continue reading →

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A scary headline – that speaks of a double disaster!

Posted on June 10, 2018 by ianchisnall

The image shown here with the headline is from yesterdays Telegraph posting on Facebook. It would be a silly mistake to assume that one headline on any newspaper is reliable, however taken in two parts and then read together this … Continue reading →

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My MEP is finally speaking sense

Posted on May 27, 2018 by ianchisnall

One of the ten MEPs in the South East who I usually disagree with has at last written an article about the 2016 EU referendum that I found I could understand and partly agree with. His name is Daniel Hannan … Continue reading →

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We need to challenge these deceitful comments

Posted on May 25, 2018 by ianchisnall

Just over a week ago the MP for Crawley attempted to mislead his colleagues and misrepresent the views of his constituents. I contacted him via Facebook and pointed out that although 58% of the people in Crawley who voted in … Continue reading →

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Mrs Thatchers single Market

Posted on May 10, 2018 by ianchisnall

The value of our nation remaining in the Customs Union and the Single Market offers some significant economic benefits. As the image above makes clear, coming from the memoirs of Margaret Thatcher, when she reflected on her creation of the … Continue reading →

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The need for greater clarity

Posted on March 1, 2018 by ianchisnall

At present our understanding of what a post Brexit world will look like is becoming even more confused as Politicians and ex-Civil Servants attempt to explain matters using simple metaphors. Few hungry people would turn down a packet of crisps, … Continue reading →

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