Tag Archives: King Charles III

Final responses from Bishops following the Kings Speech


On Wednesday 24th July Rachel Treweek the Bishop of Gloucester, Lord Sentamu previously the Archbishop of York and David Walker the Bishop of Manchester made contributions in respect of the King Speech which is available here. On Thursday 25th July … Continue reading

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The Cardinal Nichols prayers for King Charles III


A few days ago, the Catholic Bishop of Arundel and Brighton published this document. I was very interested to read the text from Bishop Richard which refers to the message written by Cardinal Vincent Nichols to King Charles. I was … Continue reading

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Theresa May, previous PM referred to Brighton & Hove


On Tuesday afternoon in Parliament following from the Presentation by the King Charles III setting out his first session there were a number of MPs who spoke in response. One of them was Caroline Lucas from Brighton Pavilion and the … Continue reading

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Parliament shuts again…this time for the King


(This article was published in the Brighton Argus today – 6th November 2023) Tomorrow Parliament is opening up again with the King present for the first time for over a year. The public comment on the website, ‘TheyWorkForYou’, currently provides … Continue reading

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A nice endorsement of Penny Mordaunt by Henry Smith


On Thursday Penny Mordaunt who is the Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons was responding to Business of the House questions. One of the MPs who raised a question was the MP of Conservative … Continue reading

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Deadline for Coronation Street Parties looming…


We have just over 24 hours to organise a street party for the Kings Coronation. A few days ago I received an email from Nikkie who is the Digital PR and Marketing Lead at the group called FTD Digital. It … Continue reading

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Two great elements in the Kings Christmas Speech event


We enjoyed listening to the King and then we were very delighted to see a focus on Street Pastors visually during the event and also the provision of food for poor and homeless people. Although there was no focus on … Continue reading

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Will Church agencies attend COP27 along with Business?


It was very exciting to spot yesterday on LinkedIn that our Sussex Chamber of Commerce is promoting the COP27 event in Egypt next month. The link is here. Ana Christie who is the Sussex CEO focused on the involvement by … Continue reading

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Some MPs that endorse Proportional Representation


Following on from the approval for the Proportional Representation approach by the Labour Party let us reflect on some of the details in the past. Here is an opportunity to have a look at some historic Early Day Motions that … Continue reading

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This is a very significant beginning of a new week


There are many weeks that begin with reflective responses of what has taken place in the previous few days or sometimes even the last few weeks. The impact on our politicians is a theme I often spot because these changes … Continue reading

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