Tag Archives: Frank Field

Some MPs have spoken about Modern Slavery

Posted on October 19, 2022 by ianchisnall

Over the last couple of days I have written about the call for MPs to focus on Anti-Modern Slavery and a focus on the 18th October as a day to raise this. The call emerged from our Arundel and Brighton … Continue reading →

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Government responds *NO* to a very important question

Posted on September 30, 2022 by ianchisnall

On Monday there was a very important question that was raised by Caroline Lucas who is the Brighton Pavilion MP. It was directed to the Department for Education. The question was responded by a new Minister for Education who is … Continue reading →

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A lack of free meals may prevent more MPs from charities

Posted on October 30, 2020 by ianchisnall

The nation-wide damaging vote on 21st October by Jo Gideon MP and 320 of her colleagues to prevent low income families to receive Free Meals During School Holidays for their children has led to her and three other MPs from … Continue reading →

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Are Early Day Motions a waste of money & time or a vital facility?

Posted on January 18, 2020 by ianchisnall

Back at the end of last year I wrote a piece about a couple of EDM’s that had been submitted into the Parliamentary arrangements within a few minutes of the New Government being set up. However there must be a … Continue reading →

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Boris did not get a very long Honeymoon

Posted on August 5, 2019 by ianchisnall

It would be very easy to feel a bit sorry for Boris Johnson right now, if only his behaviour and attitude had been more open and genuine over the last decade or two. He was appointed by his party as … Continue reading →

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Future Palace of Westminster must not be controlled by MPs

Posted on May 30, 2019 by ianchisnall

On the day before Andrea Leadsom resigned as Leader of the House of Commons, she was involved in an important debate about Parliamentary Buildings which was the second reading of the ‘Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill’ which she has … Continue reading →

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One or two right notes, but certainly in the wrong order

Posted on April 4, 2019 by ianchisnall

The news that Theresa and Jeremy have begun to meet, claiming to discuss a way forward that will work across their two large parties should be seen by many people who believe in a two party system as a very … Continue reading →

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Philip it is clearly time to end the freeze

Posted on March 10, 2019 by ianchisnall

In a debate on 26th February on the subject of Universal Credit, Frank made a statement that included the following few words regarding the budget which is to take place on Wednesday. Let us hope that Philip Hammond will have … Continue reading →

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Strengths and weaknesses of break away

Posted on February 19, 2019 by ianchisnall

As someone who stood as an Independent candidate in an election, I have mixed feelings about a group of politicians who until yesterday were members of one party, claiming to be Independent MPs and then forming a group that they … Continue reading →

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Theresa needs to listen to Frank Field

Posted on December 6, 2017 by ianchisnall

In the light of the current chaos in the Brexit negotiations, caused primarily by the decision by Theresa May to seek a mandate from the country back in June and compounded by her attempts to allow the DUP to prop … Continue reading →

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