Tag Archives: Labour Party

Political leadership we don’t need

Posted on August 10, 2016 by ianchisnall

One of the deeply anti-democratic elements of the system that elects British MEPs is that the those who are on the top of the list of parties that have widespread support are guaranteed (or have been guaranteed) that they will … Continue reading →

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Policing and Politics

Posted on June 16, 2016 by ianchisnall

When the coalition Government introduced the Police and Crime Commissioner post, many people in policing were concerned that the involvement of Party Politics in the Governance of Policing would cause problems. The extent to which Independent candidates were elected in … Continue reading →

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In whose name?

Posted on May 12, 2016 by ianchisnall

The pathetic and ridiculous over reaction by the Vote Leave campaign over the decision by ITV to invite Nigel Farage to debate the EU with David Cameron reveals an insight into the way in which such debates and hustings are … Continue reading →

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A disturbingly unfair election

Posted on January 24, 2016 by ianchisnall

In May all of us will be involved in an election which will have a substantial impact on all of our lives. At the end of the last Government the coalition, led by the well funded Tory Party decided that … Continue reading →

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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 bizarre debate

Posted on September 27, 2015 by ianchisnall

This afternoon, 100 or so delegates from the Labour Party conference, safe behind their protective steel barricades are debating a vital issue – “when did the war on poverty become a war on the poor”. The debate is taking place in the … 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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An apparent lack of empathy

Posted on August 29, 2015 by ianchisnall

Yesterday I wrote about the process of requesting details from Political Parties of the details they retain after holding conversations with us as potential voters. My blog followed on from an earlier tweet which some of the local party activists and … Continue reading →

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Subject access request

Posted on August 28, 2015 by ianchisnall

These words “subject access request” meant nothing to me until yesterday when I learnt that the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) developed this phrase to allow people like you and me to demand that organisations which are registered under the ICO to disclose … Continue reading →

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The Summer that Democracy Died

Posted on August 22, 2015 by ianchisnall

I am old enough and lucky enough to have an original vinyl copy of American Pie in our record collection, although it was my wife who was smart enough to buy it at the time. The day that music died was … Continue reading →

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