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Tag Archives: George Osborne
Urgent action, over 5 years?
The offer of sanctuary to any individual facing crisis is a good thing. If as the maths suggests, the UK Government has offered accommodation and support to 4,000 Syrians in this current year, they will each be grateful for the welcome … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Boris Johnson, David Cameron, George Osborne, Refugees, Syria, Theresa May
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The Governments own legal high
The sight on our streets of gas canisters and deflated balloons first thing in the morning are evidence of how some party goers the night before are sourcing Nitrous Oxide for personal consumption. Although the use of laughing gas is not … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Parliament and Democracy, Planning Rules
Tagged Amber Rudd, David Cameron, Fracking, George Osborne, Nitrous Oxide, Wind Farms
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Where the power lies?
Last week when George Osborne chose to announce his plans for the RBS sell off at a dinner party at Mansion House (the official residence of the Mayor of London) I was a little surprised. Under the coalition Government I heard Mr … Continue reading
Lets hear more from SMEs
It is encouraging that Conservative Central Command have put the views of SMEs at the forefront of their campaign today. Whilst I personally do not share the desire of the 5,000 businesses featured on todays Telegraph that David Cameron and George Osborne should … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged David Cameron, George Osborne, Karren Brady, SME
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Is this the best we can get?
This week is the 750th Anniversary of the dissolution of the De Montfort Parliament which was the first English Parliament that was made up of local representatives from across the Nation. It followed on from the Battle of Lewes and the inability of Simon … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Danny Alexander, Earl of Gloucester, Ed Balls, George Osborne, Simon De Monfort
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Lets save £17.6Bn
The call by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF-UK) to George Osborne as he prepares for his final budget, to focus on the environment has the potential to save the economy nearly £20Bn according to this article. The greatest saving (around £15Bn) … Continue reading
Never mind EVEL what happened to our devolution?
Todays announcement by Boris and George that a future Tory Government will hand the Mayor of London greater planning powers and a new ‘London Land Commission’ will be established to deliver more development on brownfield sites, under measures outlined in a … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, EERA, English Votes for English Laws, EVEL, George Osborne, Henry Smith MP, Mayor of London, SEERA
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A state of constant denial
The reaction by George Osborne to comments made following his Autumn statement would shame most of us if we attempted something similar in our own workplaces over much more trivial matters. Most of us occasionally misspeak or misrepresent things a little. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged General Eelection 2015, George Osborne, Local government
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The men who stripped the roof
One of the regular phrases applied to the Brown/Blair Governments by the coalition when first arriving in office was that they failed to mend the roof whilst the sun was shining. The incomers made these accusations filled with confidence (or … Continue reading
Its ahead of you!
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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