Tag Archives: George Osborne

When neighbours fall out!

Posted on October 25, 2014 by ianchisnall

Sadly disagreements with the people who live next door are not unusual in our nation, they can happen in the richest of locations as well as the poorest. Occasionally due to an oversight or failure to communicate, something which could be easily resolved … Continue reading →

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Businesses and Charities working together

Posted on October 5, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday I was taken to task that too many of my blogs have a negative theme. This came after a blog I had written on the rather stupid and negative comments by George Osborne that Businesses need to press the … Continue reading →

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The madness of Chancellor George

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ianchisnall

It seems that the Conservative Party simply cannot stop themselves from demonstrating how unsuited they are to be in Government. I should make it clear that I am not arguing that Labour would necessarily be any better, simply how appallingly dreadful the Tories … Continue reading →

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Our Government needs higher ambitions

Posted on September 30, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday one of the UKs most responsible public servants stood up in the presence of many other people who are being paid by the State to represent you and me and made a speech regarding his ambition to reduce the … Continue reading →

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Prepare for 9 months silence

Posted on August 6, 2014 by ianchisnall

The resignation statement from Sayeeda Warsi on twitter yesterday read “With deep regret I have this morning written to the Prime Minister & tendered my resignation. I can no longer support Govt policy on #Gaza.” Although some commentators have questioned if the Government actually … Continue reading →

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A random act of kindness

Posted on August 2, 2014 by ianchisnall

The visit by David Cameron and George Osborne to Eastbourne on Friday was presumably based on a last minute decision following the fire on the Pier on Wednesday. The residents and visitors to the town must have felt very pleased that such a devastating … Continue reading →

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Beer, Bingo and Pensions

Posted on March 20, 2014 by ianchisnall

There are times when real life proves that satire is only an amateur when it comes to poking fun at the people in power. In tweeting this yesterday and inviting people to retweet it, Grant Shapps who is currently Chairman … Continue reading →

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Self inflicted wounds

Posted on February 14, 2014 by ianchisnall

Almost half of all 16 and 17-year-olds in the country are missing. From the national electoral register, that is. This means that they won’t be able to vote when they turn 18. This is clearly disturbing and on Tuesday it led Natascha Engel … Continue reading →

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Planes fluffy dogs and Twitter

Posted on December 2, 2013 by ianchisnall

One of the values of social media is the opportunity to catch glimpses of the experiences of MPs and indeed Government Ministers should you wish. Some of this is as a result of people in broadcast mode, wanting to tell others … Continue reading →

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The consequences of DWP rhetoric

Posted on October 21, 2013 by ianchisnall

Finding critics of Iain Duncan Smith and his welfare reforms is not difficult, despite the statistics that suggest that some of them have broad levels of support. Many of these changes have only just begun to take affect or are waiting … Continue reading →

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