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Tag Archives: Mike Penning
“Local Radio: BBC Proposals” discussion in Parliament
Last Thursday the Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead, Mike Penning opened a discussion about the BBC and his opening comment is below. There were a significant number of MPs who took part but sadly none from Sussex. However one of … Continue reading
World Day of Prayer – Friday 3rd March 2023
On Tuesday Jim Shannon, the DUP MP who is responsible for Strangford in Northern Ireland submitted a document which was released to the MPs in the whole of the UK. Sadly there were only two MPs who responded to his … Continue reading
Posted in Church Teaching, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Jim Shannon, Mike Penning, Paul Girvan
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Today is the first day of …..
The idea that each day begins the rest of our lives is always easier to say than to apply to our behaviour. If that is the case on a personal level, imagine how hard it must be on a national … Continue reading
Should Transparency make Governments uncomfortable?
When I blogged on Monday about the lack of Government transparency, I had no way of knowing that on the same day, Matthew Hancock, Minister for the Cabinet Office would be speaking at the Institute of Government and covering a similar subject. His speech … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Policing
Tagged Hugo Swire MP, Matthew Hancock, Mike Penning, Tim Loughton MP
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Have we got the resources we need?
According to todays news, Police overtime in the last year exceeded £310M, and over the last 3 years amounted to some £1Bn. The Metropolitan Police accounts for around 1/3 of the total. These figures suggest that Policing costs are out of control and unless … Continue reading
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