Tag Archives: EU Referendum

Don’t hold your breath for consensus

Posted on October 27, 2016 by ianchisnall

The art of asking killer questions should never be underestimated, and one of the strengths of the House of Lords, despite its many failings is that it includes a number of people with skills that are far too often missing … Continue reading →

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Who has the most influence

Posted on September 26, 2016 by ianchisnall

Although we are in the process of bowing out from the European Union, we still have 73 MEPs who are paid to represent us in the European Parliament. 73 men and women who are supposed to ensure that our voices … Continue reading →

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A man to unite the whole country?

Posted on September 13, 2016 by ianchisnall

In the light of our vote to leave the EU, by 52% to 48% there could not be much more evidence of division within the nation. The fact that only 72% of us did turn out means that in one … Continue reading →

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Brexit means 184 pages

Posted on September 8, 2016 by ianchisnall

Over the Summer as Theresa May occasionally spoke up about how Brexit means Brexit from her Swiss chalet, researchers in the House of Commons were hard at work producing a 184 page document along with a much shorter summary which outlines … Continue reading →

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Accountability is needed

Posted on July 20, 2016 by ianchisnall

The morning after the vote by UK electors to leave the EU, Boris Johnson stood alongside his then friend, Michael Gove. The two men were seen as the public face of Vote Leave and they each gave a speech which … Continue reading →

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A new week in Politics

Posted on July 17, 2016 by ianchisnall

Tomorrow our new Prime Minister and her Cabinet will lead the members of the House of Commons in a discussion and a vote that is a throwback to a time long before the vote to leave the EU and the … Continue reading →

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Brexit begins to take shape

Posted on July 12, 2016 by ianchisnall

Over the last few months there were numerous promises and indeed a number of patronising statements made by people arguing for us to leave the EU, ridiculing the idea that our access to European markets would be ended just because … Continue reading →

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The democratic potency of the EU

Posted on July 10, 2016 by ianchisnall

The referendum is over, the Leave campaign achieved its outcome and all of us must now settle down while our democratic representatives focus on achieving the best Brexit outcome for the nation that they can. As someone wrote to me … Continue reading →

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The unintended consequence of the law

Posted on July 8, 2016 by ianchisnall

Some of us wish that the UK had never been asked to vote on our place in the EU in the way we were, not because our opinions are not important, but because the issue was far more complex than … Continue reading →

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The wrong side of public opinion

Posted on July 7, 2016 by ianchisnall

Its challenging to be told that you have got it wrong compared to the weight of public opinion. I clearly recall the Saturday in 2003 when along with a couple of friends and 2M people who I did not know, … Continue reading →

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