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Tag Archives: Foreign Aid
As fast as we can – is not genuine Boris
Last week in Prime Ministers Question time Peter Bottomley from West Worthing asked a question about the Foreign Aid situation following the debate and vote which meant that the Government was refusing to go back to 0.7% despite its promise … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, Foreign Aid, Peter Bottomley
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MPs such as in Sussex need to start communicating more widely
Whenever our Parliament is open, it in theory provides an opportunity for MPs to support or challenge views or actions from other settings. The extent to which this can take place is partly controlled by the Government that often closes … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria, Yemen
Tagged Foreign Aid, Israel, Overseas Development Aid, Palestine, Peter Bottomley, Theresa May
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Could this be a way to achieve Political Unity in Sussex?
Today is the final day of the recess from the House of Commons so tomorrow our local Members of Parliament will be travelling up to Westminster to begin working on a range of themes. This Easter break has been a … Continue reading
The greater our unity at home, the stronger our influence abroad
I wrote a piece yesterday on the theme of our nations Foreign Aid provision that a local Tory MP pointed out was promised in his 2019 Manifesto and several previous manifestos. Along with that MP there are a number of … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Foreign Aid, Peter Bottomley, Theresa May
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We need some additional impact assessments Greg
A few days ago on the 20th November, three written questions that had been asked by a Sussex based MP raised an interesting response from Greg Hands who is the Minister of State for the Department of International Trade and … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Andrew Griffith, Foreign Aid, Greg Hands, Japan, Liz Truss, Sussex, United Kingdom
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Advent, Christmas days and COVID-19 Tiers are all starting
For people who are aware of the religious focus that is part of the preparation towards Christmas yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent. Tomorrow will be an important day for some additional people as the first day of the … Continue reading
DfID and FCO Merging raises many concerns – here is why
The news this week that the Government has announced it will merge two of its Departments when they are supposedly working flat out to resolve issues related to COVID-19, BREXIT and their 2019 Manifesto seems very strange. Given that the … Continue reading
A tragic way to promote your campaign
There are few credible people outside of the Tory Party who would argue that funding schools and funding the police is not an essential way forward for our society, given the appalling cuts that they have faced over the last … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy, Policing
Tagged Esther McVey, Foreign Aid, Priti Patel
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We must end the Syrian conflict, not extend it
The following words were written on Friday Morning to meet the deadline for the Argus Newspaper for todays column. Although some aspects have moved on in the light of our coalition attack on Syria, the majority of this text seems … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Foreign Aid, Ghouta, Syria
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