Tag Archives: Janet Whitaker

Janet Whitaker raises questions about School Attendance

Posted on August 22, 2024 by ianchisnall

Janet is a significant member of the House of Lords as she frequently publishes questions for the Government to respond. She is eighty-eight years of age, is based in East Sussex and was a Labour MP in London from 1966-1970. … Continue reading →

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Schools: Admissions item with a focus on Christianity

Posted on July 18, 2023 by ianchisnall

Yesterday afternoon there was a session on the House of Lords entitled “Schools: Admissions – Question“ and the Minister who was responsible for the questions was Diana Barran and the person who opened the session was Lorely Burt who is the … Continue reading →

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Stephen Greenhalgh, would you answer a question?

Posted on June 9, 2022 by ianchisnall

On Monday Janet Whitaker asked a clear question to the Government and the answer which came from Stephen Greenhalgh was very superficial and did not really answer the question. To be fair many of the questions that get asked in … Continue reading →

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We need a Government that will get involved

Posted on November 11, 2021 by ianchisnall

Last Thursday in the House of Lords, one of our local Peers Janet Whitaker asked a vital question on a subject she is very aware of and which she stands up for on a regular basis. Tragically the response from … Continue reading →

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We need a coherent National and International response to C-19

Posted on March 16, 2020 by ianchisnall

The challenge we are all facing in trying to understand the impact of Coronaviris or COVID-19 is made much more difficult by the lack of credible and consistent political leadership in a range of contexts (This piece was written on … Continue reading →

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Come on Steve, focus on seaside designers

Posted on December 14, 2018 by ianchisnall

Just over a week ago Steve Bassam and Janet Whitaker along with 11 other Lords and Ladies got together to form a group which is called “Regenerating Seaside Towns Committee”. Both Steve and Janet are based in Sussex and so … Continue reading →

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Parliament needs to improve its Committee processes

Posted on November 27, 2018 by ianchisnall

This afternoon in the House of Lords Steve Bassam and Janet Whitaker who are both Sussex based Peers will be meeting with a team of Lords under the heading of “Regenerating Seaside Towns Committee” and they will be discussing that … Continue reading →

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Kakistocracy: “Government by the worst people.”

Posted on December 4, 2017 by ianchisnall

If we were watching a satirical TV series in which the President of the USA re-tweeted deeply offensive messages without checking their veracity or source, the ability to switch off the screen or choose a different programme might make the … Continue reading →

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