Tag Archives: George Osborne

Irresponsibly Slow?

Posted on October 18, 2013 by ianchisnall

“After decades as an energy-secure nation, safely reliant on fossil fuel supplies from the North Sea, the United Kingdom has in the last decade added itself to the long list of import-dependent nations. The Government have been irresponsibly slow to … Continue reading →

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Earning or Learning?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by ianchisnall

Yesterdays speech by David Cameron was full of very strange hyperbole. As if he had not learnt from the disastrous politicisation of the ‘Big Society’ concept, Dave has now attempted to appropriate ‘Hope’ on behalf of his Party. At least the Big Society was … Continue reading →

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Carrier bags and Student Rags

Posted on September 15, 2013 by ianchisnall

Since I began blogging, there have inevitably been a number of topics that have occurred more than once, however usually these are topics with a degree of significance. Todays topic, although a matter I have written about in the last week … Continue reading →

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Let Balcombe participate in the Public Discord

Posted on August 20, 2013 by ianchisnall

The uneasy tension in Balcombe that is being played out on our TV screens and on the radio moved up a gear last night with the arrest of Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, a mere 20 miles away to … Continue reading →

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Five good people

Posted on July 20, 2013 by ianchisnall

The news that a third of English upper tier councils have still not drafted a Kinship policy is upsetting the son of a shoe maker. Edward Timpson is a son of the fifth generation owner of the Timpsons shoe and key cutting empire … Continue reading →

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A tale of 3 budget outcomes

Posted on July 8, 2013 by ianchisnall

The recently announced spending round 2015/6 provided us with a range of decisions that reveal the values and priorities of our Government. I have focused on three small spending areas (their combined budget is half the size of this years overspend by Eric Pickles … Continue reading →

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Its time to balance the books

Posted on July 2, 2013 by ianchisnall

                o The similarity between David Copperfields Mr Micawber and David Camerons Eric Pickles in theory at least goes beyond the visual similarity in the images above. According to the words written for Uriah Heaps Clerk, “Annual income twenty pounds, annual … Continue reading →

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Punch and Judy Economics

Posted on June 29, 2013 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday afternoon BBC Radio4 PM broadcast a slightly surreal item which involved a visit by Robert Peston to the fishing museum in Brighton in order to interview the Professor of Punch & Judy, Glyn Edwards. A video version of the interview can be seen here. The interview certainly … Continue reading →

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Shares in a make-believe future!

Posted on June 11, 2013 by ianchisnall

Thanks to the 2008 banking crisis and decisions by the last Labour administration, this coalition Government has inherited responsibility for part ownership of a number of banks. Clearly it is you and I who actually own the banks, and this week the Government has … Continue reading →

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In defence of the indefensible

Posted on April 4, 2013 by ianchisnall

I am no apologist for any of the Ministers in the Government and support few of the coalitions policies. However, and despite flying in the face of the views of the 408,000 signatories to a recent petition including 100’s of personal friends, I feel obliged to pen a few … Continue reading →

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