Tag Archives: MEP

The world of diplomacy

Posted on November 22, 2016 by ianchisnall

Its fascinating to see that Donald Trump who is not yet President of the USA and so has so far only a modest grasp of his forthcoming role in the most powerful nation in the world until mid January 2021 … Continue reading →

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Daniels sleight of hand on taxation

Posted on April 7, 2016 by ianchisnall

When a magician points to activity in one area of the stage, the real trickery takes place somewhere else, in a location that we will only see if we ignore their directions. However for the sleight of hand to be effective, the … Continue reading →

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Credit where its due

Posted on August 21, 2015 by ianchisnall

                      All MEPs face an enormous challenge to keep in touch with their constituents, in the South East where the electorate is over 8M this is one of the largest … Continue reading →

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EC public consultation on TTIP

Posted on April 1, 2014 by ianchisnall

Thursdays announcement that the European Commission was to hold a consultation on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is something of a wake up call. According to this website “Since June 2013 the Commission has held three rounds of stakeholder … Continue reading →

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Transparency in the European Union

Posted on March 24, 2014 by ianchisnall

One of the challenges of the debate around the European Commission and Union is that most of us hear and read so little about the work of these institutions that we are left to the soundbites that emerge from people such … Continue reading →

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