Tag Archives: Labour Party

Manchester deserves real democracy

Posted on May 29, 2015 by ianchisnall

The decision by the combined councils in Greater Manchester to choose who the interim Mayor for the region should be in the period until a public election can take place in 2017 shows how little respect these powerful politicians have for … Continue reading →

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A celebration, 2 weeks too late

Posted on May 22, 2015 by ianchisnall

The celebrations for the positive contributions for our nation of immigration is something many of us are thrilled at. With his comments today in the Telegraph Fraser Nelson is saying many of the things that I and many others have … Continue reading →

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A new form of Politics is needed

Posted on May 9, 2015 by ianchisnall

This weeks election means that for many of us our political landscape has changed and it is useful to reflect in a bit of detail what impact the election has or should have had. For several decades I have worked … Continue reading →

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A need for some rights

Posted on April 24, 2015 by ianchisnall

Its much easier to find fault than it is to find solutions – sadly if as it is reported, Ed Miliband will criticising the Prime Minister for mistakes made following the Libyan intervention in the context of the current Mediterranean migrant … Continue reading →

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Make up your mind Norman

Posted on April 22, 2015 by ianchisnall

To find arguments and frustrations about the dreadful lobbying Bill which the coalition introduced just over a year ago, you might do worse than search for references on this blog. However with 42 blogs written on the topic to date … Continue reading →

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Courage and Integrity needed

Posted on April 18, 2015 by ianchisnall

As I have written previously, Alison McGovern the Labour spokesperson on Education and MP for Wirral South recently explained to Parliament that based on a visit to Brighton and her observation of people living on the Streets of our City, the Green Council appear to have … Continue reading →

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Political blindspots

Posted on April 16, 2015 by ianchisnall

A few weeks ago I wrote about comments made by Labour front bencher Alison McGovern in a parliamentary debate on the budget. After an intervention by Caroline Lucas, Ms McGovern used her Parliamentary Privilege to criticise Brighton & Hove Council for their failure to … Continue reading →

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Doorstep selling

Posted on April 14, 2015 by ianchisnall

The challenge of engaging with residents on their own doorsteps should not be underestimated. In the last 4 years since the previous Council elections in Brighton & Hove and 5 years since the last General Election, a great deal has … Continue reading →

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100 people whose views don’t count

Posted on April 8, 2015 by ianchisnall

At the end of the Parliament a Labour MP who was a shadow minister spoke about the evidence from one of her previous visits to Brighton that Street Homelessness in the city was evidence of the failure of the Council … Continue reading →

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Describing the Public Sector

Posted on March 25, 2015 by ianchisnall

The activities of Government is a phrase that could be used to describe the setting of budgets to protect vulnerable people, the taking of bribes for asking questions in Parliament or to agree a planning decision, the lighting of street lamps, emptying … Continue reading →

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