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Tag Archives: Henry Smith
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
MPs must lead as well as represent their constituents
At this weekend the call by Boris Johnson for our nation to enter into our second lockdown from the 5th November came nearly 3 weeks after Keir Starmer had called for that to happen. Starmer’s call came almost as soon … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, Henry Smith, Huw Merriman, Jeremy Quin, Keir Starmer, Nusrat Ghani, Tim Loughton
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We need a pragmatic approach as well as a long term one
This very important question by Henry Smith on Tuesday during the Windrush debate needed a answer that would have given the Chagossian’s some sense that they would be helped today or at least this Summer. It is very disturbing that … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Chagos Islands, Henry Smith, Priti Patel, Windrush
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Public Contracts for Smaller SME Businesses are clearly needed
On Thursday the MP for Crawley, Henry Smith asked a vital question about businesses and although it related to a very specific case which he then referred to in his subsequent question, it is clear to those of us who … Continue reading
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