Tag Archives: Jeremy Corbyn

Economic ignorance

Posted on September 29, 2015 by ianchisnall

Speeches yesterday and today in the Brighton Centre suggest that neither Jeremy Corbyn nor John McDonnell really understand some very basic principles and activities of Government in relationship to business and the economy. In practice this makes them little different to the … Continue reading →

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A sense of separation

Posted on September 28, 2015 by ianchisnall

Residents of Brighton & Hove are familiar with the impact of Political Party Conferences. These events are a great opportunity for Restaurants and Hotels to extend the Summer period by a week, especially if the Party concerned is one of … Continue reading →

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The need for electoral reform

Posted on September 17, 2015 by ianchisnall

In the context of a change to the way in which Labour in particular and Westminster more broadly is being impacted by the election of Jeremy Corbyn, its important that changing a few deckchairs does not allow commentators to assume … Continue reading →

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Who is the greatest threat?

Posted on September 14, 2015 by ianchisnall

According to a tweet by David Cameron over the weekend we all need to be very frightened of the Labour Party following the election of Jeremy Corbyn. Its a sign of how limited the social media strategy of the Conservative Party … Continue reading →

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A source of disillusionment

Posted on September 13, 2015 by ianchisnall

According to David Blunkett, the Labour Party and wider public will soon experience intense disillusionment following the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party leader. Blunkett referred to several sources of this on Marr this morning, but one of the greatest … Continue reading →

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A small but important blip

Posted on August 15, 2015 by ianchisnall

The substantial growth in membership of the Labour Party and even more significant number of people who have signed up as associate members in the last few days is no renaissance as far as political parties are concerned. Labour have messed up on a … Continue reading →

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