Tag Archives: EU

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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A sobering set of statistics

Posted on August 4, 2015 by ianchisnall

This graph makes it crystal clear how disproportionately low our exposure to asylum applications is when compared to nearly all of our European Neighbours. One of the few positive outcomes from the many debates taking place yesterday is that our Government along with France … Continue reading →

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Lets cut more, faster

Posted on October 7, 2014 by ianchisnall

Its time for our Politicians to show some leadership and prepare us to cut energy use, much faster than they are contemplating at present. Thanks to an as yet unpublished EU report, we know that if we adopted more aggressive energy use targets, … Continue reading →

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Selective application of principles

Posted on June 2, 2014 by ianchisnall

On Friday Morning Sir John Major was on Radio 4 Today programme speaking about his experience of negotiating the Maastricht agreement back in the early 1990’s. He spoke about how a concept called subsidiarity was introduced into it which spoke about … Continue reading →

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Sir George and several dragons

Posted on October 22, 2011 by ianchisnall

On 29th July Sir George Young (leader of the House of Commons) appeared on Radio 4’s Today programme promoting a new approach to Parliamentary Business in order to help reconnect the public to the democratic process. This was to be based … Continue reading →

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We need fair procurement practices

Posted on September 21, 2011 by ianchisnall

Eighteen years ago two men died whose combined story can explain why government procurement practices must be open and transparent. Few people today will recall the name and stories of T. Dan Smith and John Poulson with any great certainty, but the annals of Local Government history … Continue reading →

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