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Tag Archives: Grant Shapps
Parliament must listen to Grant Shapps and lead us by example
Yesterday the Downing Street daily briefing was led by Grant Shapps and he made some very clear statements regarding the basis on which travel and working arrangements must be adopted to help keep COVID-19 at bay for as many people … Continue reading
We need our Politicians to act constructively and honestly
As many of us are aware there are challenges for the politicians that are elected every few years to run our nation and our Councils. Some of them are external which the representatives cannot prevent but they can work on … Continue reading
Is 11 months to resolve our departure from EU in a coherent way, given this example?
Last Thursday in the House of Commons, our Hove MP asked a question which is illustrated here and the answer was one that clearly failed to define what “near term” means as well as raising serious concerns about our Governments … Continue reading
We need a more coherent support approach to businesses
The comments by Grant Shapps at the Tory Party conference yesterday on what is referred to as Operation Matterhorn according to the tweet will no doubt have raised a few moments of applause for him in the auditorium along with … Continue reading
The need for expertise
As the news emerges from Downing Street of the post election Cabinet appointments, it is clear that despite the lack of the Liberal Democrats, there are many conflicting challenges to be met. There is the experienced Minister Grant Shapps who had … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged DFID, Grant Shapps, Henry Smith, International Development
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“Utterley Nuts”
This weeks conference in Birmingham by the Conservative Party has already enabled a number of very telling speeches or articles. According to this piece from the BBC, the Mayor of London, someone who the Prime Minister describes as one of … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative Party, David Cameron, Grant Shapps, Mark Reckless
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Beer, Bingo and Pensions
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
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Beer, Bingo, George Osborne, Grant Shapps, Pensions
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The calcification of our law making
Amongst the many gifts that are piling up under the Government’s tree this year there is at least one that may actually seem worth opening on Christmas day. It has been wrapped up by Eric Pickles using a nice bow and shiny paper and does not have the toxic elements associated with gay … Continue reading
Why Simon needs a bit more serenity
Anyone who is familiar with the work of Alcoholics Anonymous (or AA) will also be aware of the work of Reinhold Niebuhr (although not necessarily his name). In 1934 Niebuhr wrote a prayer which has been adopted by AA, known as the … Continue reading
Two problems – Two solutions
This week, the papers and our TV screens are focused on two very different problems involving small groups of people. The problems have no obvious link but the likely outcomes show the great gulf that exists in our unequal society. In Essex a group … Continue reading
Posted in Planning Rules
Tagged Basildon, Eric Pickles, Grant Shapps, Sir John Vickers, The Big Society, Travellers
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