Tag Archives: Michael Gove

The furied Gove seems unconcerned about our Brexit impact


The Fury at Gove headline is from todays Observer online which reflects on the report from the Road Haulage Association. The report measured the level of exports from British ports to the EU as being 68% lower in January 2021 … Continue reading

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Gove and his colleagues look even more inconsistent


To be clear the term transition and the term grace period are not quite the same. That said if Gove had been asked seven months ago if there was to be a Grace Period following our departure from the EU … Continue reading

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A lack of understanding between London and Holyhead


Earlier this week on Tuesday Afternoon there was a debate that took place in the House of Commons on the subject of Northern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to Trade. The Minister who responded was Michael Gove and the MPs present covered … Continue reading

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It is clear that this 3 man Government needs to be replaced


In the first 10 days of our departure of the EU it is now becoming clear that Johnson, Gove and Rees-Mogg need to be replaced and a new Government, probably involving people from across the political range needs to be … Continue reading

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A Coalition type of leadership is now vital for our nation


The latest COVID-19 announcement by Boris Johnson which he made at 8pm last night seemed to be in a very clear change from his approach at 9am on the day before. Despite this change the positive aspects of his announcement … Continue reading

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A fascinating egg theme is now emerging in Parliament


10 days ago on 30th November the theme of Scotch Eggs first arose from George Eustice who stated in an interview on LBC that they “would count as a substantial meal if there were table service” So the challenge for … Continue reading

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Time is running out for businesses to prepare


It is clearly important for people involved in businesses to try to understand what is about to happen as we leave the EU at Midnight on the 31st December 2020. Clearly there are some challenges. The news report shown here … Continue reading

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A significant day for our whole nation and other parts of the world


Today there are clearly several matters taking place that will impact all of us immediately or within the next few months. The changes to the COVID-19 guidance are very clear and based on the announcement from the Government last week. … Continue reading

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Will Johnson pull us out of the 1949 Treaty of London?


Our referendum in 2016 was very clearly based on our membership of the European Union and nearly half the voters, voted for us to remain in the EU. However we were not being asked to reflect on the Treaty of … Continue reading

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Students are facing a tough next step, and so are all our MPs!


Today is the beginning of a significant period for many of us. Inevitably on a bank holiday people who work for agencies such as the Police, NHS including the Ambulance Service and the Fire and Rescue carry on as if … Continue reading

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