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Tag Archives: Henry Smith
We need peace to be found for Palestine and other nations
This latest news is another reminder of how poorly protected these people are in the area that they live. As our Government sets out its latest Queens Speech with a series of new Bills let us hope that their Foreign … Continue reading
Will Rishi Sunak and Jesse Norman disclose JRB plans?
Today we will be officially told what the March 2021 Budget will include by Rishi Sunak and presumably with support from Jesses Norman who is the Financial Secretary to the Treasury. This budget is intended to cover the next 12months … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Furlough, Henry Smith, Jesse Norman, Job Retention Bonus
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Do DWP Ministers understand the impact of words and %?
Last Monday in the House of Commons at the beginning of the day (2.30pm) and indeed the beginning of the week there was a session with the Department of Work and Pensions that lasted about an hour. The Ministers who … Continue reading
The loss of Sovereignty from our nations Parliament
It is of course very easy to use words like Sovereignty in the context of our departure from the EU. Sadly far too many people who were campaigning for us to leave made appalling claims about a lack of Sovereignty … Continue reading
Global Britain will require a great deal of hard work, Henry
In the debates that take place in Parliament sometimes the challenges which are emerging in our nation do not get mentioned. Sometimes the words which are clearly very inspiring miss out over the elements that have either been ignored or … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Global Britain, Henry Smith
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Sussex MPs must get together – for a proportional approach
On a number of occasions in this blog and even in my Argus Column I have written that Sussex MPs need to work together, alongside the leaders of Councils and indeed the people who manage our community settings and beyond … Continue reading
A World of Opportunities (outside of Europe)
Most of us understand that if people from our nation want to connect with nations outside of Europe, that there are already a huge number of ways of doing it. That has been the case for thousands of years and … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, Henry Smith
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As COVID rises in Sussex our MPs must start to communicate!
On Wednesday 16th December Sussex will placed in its next tier arrangement regarding COVID-19. In the few days before the last tier arrangement on 2nd December, several Sussex MPs were claiming that our area was in a much better place … Continue reading
Smith and Rees-Mogg – don’t ignore your own actions
Last Thursday during business of the House, Henry Smith MP and Jacob Rees-Mogg Leader of the House of Commons spent a few minutes in what is a very high profile public place, setting out these criticisms of what they consider … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Crawley, Hansard, Henry Smith, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Socialist, West Sussex County Council
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Three Sussex MPs who have mis-judged their role
It is very sad that in two days’ time, just as was the case yesterday that we will not be able to publicly participate in the annual Remembrance Day due to our COVID lockdown. Last week in the House of … Continue reading
