Tag Archives: Newark

Can we help Edward Leigh by forming a 2020 Recall Act?

Posted on June 25, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday in the House of Commons several significant things happened, some of which have already been covered in yesterdays blog which focused on the very poor approach taken by the Prime Minister toward settings such as Sussex seafront locations. … Continue reading →

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Volunteers, not pressed men!

Posted on June 7, 2014 by ianchisnall

Defining volunteering is not easy, due to the criteria used by different organisations that use the term. In the case of this poster, the brave lads recruited 100 years ago received the kings shilling, but they chose to sign up, rather than being subject to the … Continue reading →

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A Chinese style election

Posted on June 3, 2014 by ianchisnall

On Thursday at 07.00 residents of Newark will breathe a sigh of relief and so to will thousands of people who have been under immense pressure to cover every single inch of the constituency with leaflets and handshakes and ensure … Continue reading →

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Equal access to oxygen

Posted on May 28, 2014 by ianchisnall

As I wrote on Monday, the Newark By-Election that is taking place next Thursday is a very unequal struggle. On the one side there are five Political Parties which are well resourced and sending in significant numbers of people from … Continue reading →

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