Tag Archives: James Cleverly

A vital meeting on Monday for UK and EU trade items

Posted on January 14, 2023 by ianchisnall

A few days ago the Institute of Engineering and Technology published a piece under the headline of UK and EU strike trade data-sharing deal which can be found from here. The person who wrote is is Beatriz Valero de Urquia … Continue reading →

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Israel and Palestine – some good comments from MPs

Posted on June 15, 2021 by ianchisnall

It was very encouraging that Catherine McKinnell who is the Chair of the Parliamentary Petitions Committee and MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne North has brought two petitions together for a debate so soon after they both passed the 100,000 level … Continue reading →

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There needs to be major changes from No 10 Downing Street

Posted on May 4, 2021 by ianchisnall

A significant number of people well outside of party politics are raising concerns, about the amount of money being spent on redecoration of the flat above No 11 Downing Street. Yet these reactions are not the only issues that are … Continue reading →

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An appalling attitude towards Yemen last Tuesday

Posted on March 7, 2021 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday in the House of Commons 20 MPs tried to change the way in which the Government is planning to deal with Yemen over the next financial year and sadly James Cleverly who was representing the Government at the … Continue reading →

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Yemen is being debated again after nearly 6 months

Posted on February 19, 2021 by ianchisnall

This week there has been no Parliamentary debates which enables people like me who spend a bit of time trying to follow what happens each week to look in a bit more detail in the days before the holiday break. … Continue reading →

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A very disappointing political end to 2020

Posted on December 30, 2020 by ianchisnall

As MPs along with their supporters and opposers are debating the very inadequate Trade Deal with the EU, it is clear that our position is not very strong. There is only one worse position and that would have been a … Continue reading →

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The vital need for Politicians to achieve collaborative outcomes

Posted on December 2, 2019 by ianchisnall

At the end of last week when the Channel 4 debate on climate change took place, the sizeable splinters in the structure of the Conservative Party campaign seemed to begin to turn into a structural crack. As their team represented … Continue reading →

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Who is most incompetent, Alan Mabbutt of CCHQ or the Tory Ministers?

Posted on November 21, 2019 by ianchisnall

The last 24 hours of the 2019 General Election campaign has provided a great deal of focus on the way in which the Conservative Campaign Headquarters has dealt with social media, in particular its Twitter profile. However the response from … Continue reading →

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Stupid and democratically perverse Tory Party must be held to account

Posted on August 3, 2019 by ianchisnall

When Parliament is in recess any offensive or foolish  comments made by politicians cannot be challenged or held to account in Westminster and so we need to find mechanisms for doing so outside of the London Parliamentary capital. The stupid … Continue reading →

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A Politician who admits what a mess his party has made of Police funding

Posted on January 25, 2019 by ianchisnall

There is no suggestion here that the cuts to policing budget introduced by the coalition Government from 2010 onwards were a good idea, after all James was not an MP at the time so he cannot be held personally accountable … Continue reading →

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