Tag Archives: Malcolm Rifkind

We need a more radical and less political House of Lords

Posted on October 3, 2022 by ianchisnall

Some of us who are interested in the nations governmental activities are aware of the House of Lords because of the contributions that it sometimes achieves to challenge the Government and improve their Bills. Along with that some of us … Continue reading →

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Looser use of language

Posted on April 5, 2018 by ianchisnall

“We’re all familiar that Boris has a looser use of language, this is not the first time this has happened” said Malcolm Rifkind on last nights Newsnight. The fact that a predecessor of Boris believes this is acceptable behaviour, questions … Continue reading →

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Money that isn’t so funny

Posted on February 24, 2015 by ianchisnall

The confluence of several stories, all on the theme of money, how much we ‘earn’ and how we use it seems to have arisen this week. Yesterday I heard Stuart Gulliver, CEO of HSBC telling us that he put his bonus into … Continue reading →

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