Tag Archives: Margaret Beckett

How about indicative votes on the red lines?

Posted on March 28, 2019 by ianchisnall

In the light of last nights Parliamentary votes on which all but two of the indicative votes were dismissed with significant numbers, the reality is that there is now a good indication that the two that were nearly endorsed are … 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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How Sussex votes were wasted

Posted on June 1, 2015 by ianchisnall

I recently joined a small but energetic group of people from Brighton & Hove and Lewes to discuss how people who were broadly speaking aligned with left wing thinking, but not narrowly focused on any one party could work together. … Continue reading →

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