Tag Archives: European Union

Why waste our broadcast time

Posted on May 26, 2016 by ianchisnall

Yesterday on Radio 4 Today programme we were treated to a long piece about a prediction from the well respected Institute of Fiscal Studies who had just released some arguments to suggest that leaving the EU could add 2 years to … Continue reading →

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Our country, economy and democracy

Posted on May 15, 2016 by ianchisnall

As the rhetoric continues unabated through the referendum megaphone which is hard to ignore, we need a discussion that outlines what form of society we need and want! A debate that takes us into July and beyond, one that ensures … Continue reading →

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A new set of relationships?

Posted on April 20, 2016 by ianchisnall

Yesterday on Radio 4 inexplicably Michael Gove was given 3 minutes to speak uninterrupted about why we should vote to leave the EU. He was then interviewed and one of the elements of his many arguments was that if we … Continue reading →

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Time for an integrity check

Posted on March 22, 2016 by ianchisnall

Daniel Hannan, Conservative MEP for our region is backing the Brexit campaign, along with a number of other Conservative MEPs including Syed Kamall, MEP for London and also the leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament. Add to these … Continue reading →

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The need for disinfectant

Posted on March 1, 2016 by ianchisnall

Yesterday on twitter a brief conversation with an old friend and his family disclosed that based on our discussion, the public debate on the EU is full of opinion and bereft of accessible facts. This seems to bear out other anecdotal information … Continue reading →

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What we want!

Posted on February 2, 2016 by ianchisnall

Its always fascinating to be told what we want or how we think by out of touch, arrogant party politicians or indeed anyone else who claims to know our mind. This morning on Radio 4 the task fell to the MP … Continue reading →

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Liam talking nonsense

Posted on January 31, 2016 by ianchisnall

Today the Sunday Telegraph contains an interview with Liam Fox MP, former defence secretary who is urging voters to reclaim Britain’s “sovereignty” in the EU referendum, in order to protect the border as the European migration crisis grows. He warns that terrorists … Continue reading →

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Boris and the Commonwealth

Posted on December 6, 2015 by ianchisnall

As we approach the referendum over our membership of the EU, there are discussions taking place in some of the newspapers regarding who will lead the campaign to take us out of that most dreadful of institutions. Boris Johnson is … Continue reading →

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Explaining the inexplicable

Posted on May 20, 2015 by ianchisnall

On day 3 of a 3 day trip to the Black Forest region of Germany, speaking to other people from Europe on how faith groups can improve the lives of rural communities I am now getting fed up of trying … Continue reading →

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Its ahead of you!

Posted on November 9, 2014 by ianchisnall

The great thing about bogeymen is that they distract us from the real issues we have to deal with. As long as Governments can stoke up our concerns about problems that don’t exist or that they have almost no control over, … Continue reading →

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