Tag Archives: Maria Caulfield

Grieve vs Caulfield and Boles vs Trump


Last night in the House of Commons during a debate two matters arose that show the importance of our credible politicians challenging less credible people who are using twitter to indicate their ignorance. The one closest to home came from … Continue reading

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Irony of the Heseltine ‘punishment’


It is not all that long ago when the Liberal Democrats and the Tories were voting together on many things officially, and yet now to vote for the Lib Dems means that a Tory Peer will lose his party whip. … Continue reading

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Northern Ireland Secretary of State must now act


On Tuesday Evening Parliament held a debate about the extension of the executive formation for Northern Ireland. It was an interesting debate and whilst most of the people who participated were MPs for Northern Ireland, and therefore also mostly members … Continue reading

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Do MPs like Maria understand the consequences of their own actions


Every so often an MP asks a question which leads everyone to wonder what they were doing in the past to ignore the impact of their own votes and the policies of their own Government. The decision by the Conservative … Continue reading

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How Sussex MPs responded in last nights debate


The overall decision to finally reject Theresa Mays Brexit deal (which had not changed at all since it was intended to be voted on in December) was clear with 391 MPs voting no and 242 voting yes. There was a … Continue reading

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The party political moon is on the wane


Over the last week there has been quite a shift in our political settings at both national and local levels. There was a brief link between the two settings which arose last Wednesday at Prime Ministers Questions when Maria Caulfield, … Continue reading

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The Home Office needs refloating


Two early examples so far this year have emerged from different places making it clear that the Home Office needs to be reformed in a manner that introduces some credible elements, or perhaps divided up into components that are each … Continue reading

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Sussex travellers need some justification for todays 3.1% railfare increase


Parliamentary rules suggest that under most settings local people can only expect to hear from their own MP if they want to ask a question. However there are always going to be exceptions and the following is surely one of … Continue reading

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A Sussex MP who claims to possess integrity!


A website called Briefings for Brexit published a podcast in the Summer just before the Parliamentary recess in which MP for Lewes, Maria Caulfield stated “Northern Ireland so depends on their trade with the rest of the UK, we are … Continue reading

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MPs like Yvette and Sajid need to use social media carefully


The way many of us refer to MPs and Parliament as a whole can vary enormously from treating them as the leaders of our nation to pointing out that they are our public servants. This must place anyone who is … Continue reading

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