Tag Archives: Member of Parliament

The need for integrity

Posted on September 26, 2014 by ianchisnall

As MPs assemble in Westminster to the apparent fury of Nigel Farage who would have no role in such a discussion in any case we all need to call for holistic thinking from our elected representatives. The decisions they will be … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Flo

Posted on May 12, 2014 by ianchisnall

194 Years ago today Florence Nightingale was born. Today as well as celebrating her Birthday, we can also acknowledge International Nurses Day.  One way of doing something practical is to register your own opposition to a proposal to raise the cost of … Continue reading →

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Charities know our limits!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by ianchisnall

One of my frustrations is the disconnect between our lawmakers and the world into which their laws are intended to work. We are all entitled to have opinions that are out of touch with reality, to think out loud and perhaps … Continue reading →

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Party Political Donations

Posted on May 4, 2014 by ianchisnall

Given the frequency with which some Politicians refer to the things that they are told on the doorsteps they visit, one would assume that most of them would be keen to respond to our views on matters of significance, even recognising that our democracy … Continue reading →

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Why do things come in threes?

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ianchisnall

To be returning to Parliament from the Easter break just as three public disgraces or difficulties surface must be incredibly difficult for the large proportion of MPs who are reliable and hard working representatives of their local constituency. I have personally … Continue reading →

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A mockery of proper democratic practice

Posted on March 17, 2014 by ianchisnall

The words of William Hague following yesterdays predictable referendum in Ukraine who said “Nothing in the way that the referendum has been conducted should convince anyone that it is a legitimate exercise. The referendum has taken place at 10 days’ notice, … Continue reading →

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Send in the engineers?

Posted on February 20, 2014 by ianchisnall

In the last few days the tension between religious leaders and the Government has peaked over welfare reforms. The immediate catalyst for this was an interview in the Daily Telegraph last week with Archbishop Vincent Nichols in anticipation of his … Continue reading →

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A brief moment of sanity

Posted on December 21, 2013 by ianchisnall

I wrote in September with a suggestion that Parliament meets in a building where MPs are seated in a circular fashion. My proposal was in part based on the fact that the Palace of Westminster needs to be thoroughly refurbished … Continue reading →

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A sorry process

Posted on December 20, 2013 by ianchisnall

On Monday and Wednesday of this week, the Lords debated the “Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill” which I have covered many times on this blog. After 6 weeks ‘consultation’ the bill returned to the Lords, for … Continue reading →

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Donkeys pretending to be Lions

Posted on December 19, 2013 by ianchisnall

On the day the Queen held a Christmas lunch for her extended family and MPs received an advertisement from Fortnum & Mason for a range of Christmas Hampers, you and I could have gone online to witness the obscenity of our Parliament pretending to debate … Continue reading →

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