Tag Archives: EU

Several positive petitions that would benefit from us

Posted on June 14, 2022 by ianchisnall

Yesterday one of my friends made this comment on Facebook and I had already spotted that there is a very constructive petition in the Government Petition block. As it happens so did one of her other friends. The petition is … Continue reading →

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We now need some clear leadership across many nations

Posted on August 18, 2021 by ianchisnall

The Afghanistan crisis is currently demonstrating a great deal of individual voices from within our nation that have a similar amount of influence to all of the others. The failure from within our Government and the lack of connection to … Continue reading →

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Our new Prime Minister deserves a kipper for his Breakfast

Posted on July 19, 2019 by ianchisnall

Its fascinating how a man who is so heavily predicted to be our next Prime Minister is willing to stand up in front of his party members in the days before the results are declared and admit how he has … Continue reading →

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The truth is hard to live with

Posted on November 3, 2017 by ianchisnall

The fact that our departure from the EU will cost us dearly is hard to explain if you are a newspaper who constantly promoted our departure throughout the referendum campaign. The Express told many lies throughout that time and is … Continue reading →

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Why a second EU referendum is vital

Posted on October 12, 2017 by ianchisnall

I confess to being someone who voted to remain, and would do the same again today if a referendum was being held (being a Thursday it is more likely today than tomorrow). However despite this my view that a second … Continue reading →

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Polls are often wrong

Posted on August 3, 2017 by ianchisnall

The latest poll from YouGov suggests that many of the people who voted to Leave the EU are not concerned if our departure has a damaging impact on the UK economy. I hope that the poll is wrong, and I … Continue reading →

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The importance of a prepared exit route

Posted on August 2, 2017 by ianchisnall

We live in a nation that is struggling to make sense of how to leave the EU in a manner that is not destructive for either the UK or indeed the EU itself, which will remain our closest and largest … Continue reading →

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An independent sovereign nation

Posted on July 26, 2017 by ianchisnall

When Liam Fox launched the Grassroots Out campaign in January 2016 he stood in front of 2000 people and said how he wanted to live in “an independent sovereign nation”. Last night he was interviewed on BBC Newsnight and spoke about … Continue reading →

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The Feelings index!

Posted on February 3, 2017 by ianchisnall

When David Cameron first became Prime Minister, he proposed finding a way of measuring our happiness as a nation. The plan which was estimated to cost some £2M was that from April 2011, the Office for National Statistics would ask people … 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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