Tag Archives: Ian Blackford

Last week was a strange opening of the Parliament

Posted on May 16, 2022 by ianchisnall

It was very sad that Parliament opened up last week for the first time since 1963 without our Queen able to attend and read the statement provided by the Government. She was previously prevented from attending when she was pregnant … Continue reading →

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Today’s Parliament will hold a Privilege Motion

Posted on April 21, 2022 by ianchisnall

According to the “They Work for You” website on the calendar section the image which is shown here there is a group of senior MPs who will be coordinating a Privilege Motion. This is clearly a debate that may lead … Continue reading →

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A disturbing basis for free COVID testing post March

Posted on February 22, 2022 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in the House of Commons Boris Johnson made a statement and one of the themes was the the testing capability for COVID. The whole of the statement and indeed the range of conversations can be seen from here. In … Continue reading →

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Will Boris release his £20bn to Scotland and N. Ireland

Posted on January 25, 2022 by ianchisnall

Back in February 2020 there was a discussion in the House of Commons on the theme of Transport Infrastructure. One of the elements that was included was the reaction to the call from Boris Johnson for a 20 mile bridge … Continue reading →

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A number of calls, but no response

Posted on January 13, 2022 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in the Prime Minister’s Questions there were several very clear calls directed to Boris Johnson for him to resign and his response was simply for the nation and Parliament to wait for the answer from the inquiry by Sue … Continue reading →

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“hon. Members would never lie” claims Lindsay Hoyle

Posted on July 1, 2021 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday in the House of Commons there was a debate that related to a Petition that received nearly 127,000 signatures and is entitled “Hold a public inquiry into Government contracts granted during Covid-19”. The title of the debate which … Continue reading →

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The UK Internal Market debate illustrates many political problems

Posted on July 19, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday in the House of Commons, Alok Sharma the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) led a debate on a White Paper which he was publishing in order to help unpack some of the consequences … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Quin MP is clearly in the wrong place at the wrong time

Posted on February 23, 2020 by ianchisnall

Starting a new job just before something goes badly wrong that the role is recognised as being responsible for is clearly very difficult. If of course the problem was not in any way predictable, then that is just bad luck, … Continue reading →

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A very Less United – Kingdom stand-off

Posted on October 24, 2019 by ianchisnall

According to the dictionary, a stand-off is a noun and it is described as “a deadlock between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict.” It would certainly appear to most people who support our departure from the EU … Continue reading →

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