Tag Archives: Nicholas Soames

Removing Huawei by 2027 will have taken Parliament 16 years

Posted on July 15, 2020 by ianchisnall

The news yesterday that at the end of this year there will be no more UK purchases of any Huawei equipment for our 5G system and that by 2027 all of the existing Huawei items will have been removed seemed … Continue reading →

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A clear and credible statement

Posted on May 31, 2019 by ianchisnall

A few days ago on 21st May Nicholas Soames asked a question of the Government which led to what appears to be a very effective response. His question was “To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, … Continue reading →

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Two out of 27 with 25 more to go!

Posted on May 18, 2019 by ianchisnall

On Thursday the MP for Mid Sussex, Nicholas Soames got answers for two identical questions he had asked regarding the Governments objectives with nations that are in the European Union. The answers varied a wee bit and of course once … Continue reading →

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Studying EU languages is a demand from Brexit supporting MPs

Posted on May 6, 2019 by ianchisnall

The following is my piece in Today’s Argus column: Following the major shift in 10 out of the 13 District and Borough Councils across Sussex and the impact here in Brighton and Hove last Thursday it is hard to fully understand … Continue reading →

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Sussex MPs must respond to their angry constituents

Posted on April 8, 2019 by ianchisnall

In the muddle and chaos currently taking place in the House of Commons, mostly caused by Politicians but added to by people removing their clothes and water leaks it is sometimes difficult to find elements worthy of endorsement. However just … Continue reading →

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Five Parliamentary swallows including disability benefits and tenancy rights

Posted on March 18, 2019 by ianchisnall

In the middle of the chaos and bizarre behaviour of many MPs in the House of Commons that has been going on for at least three years, occasionally a few sensible words and recommendations are heard.  If these could be … Continue reading →

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Lie, damn lies and statistics

Posted on February 9, 2019 by ianchisnall

This morning it has emerged that the Government’s contract with Seaborne Freight has been cancelled and they claim the reason for this is that another company called Arklow Shipping Unlimited has withdrawn as one of the backers of the proposal. … Continue reading →

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Parliament is clearly running out of steam

Posted on January 24, 2019 by ianchisnall

It is clear following the public demand announced by Jacob Rees-Mogg MP for the progoration of Parliament that our nation has now reached a critical point in the history of our democracy. Jacob is not alone in his desire to … Continue reading →

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Soames and Mackinlay must stop exaggerating or lying

Posted on January 10, 2019 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday Parliament held a short debate on the Seaborne Freight contract and amongst a mixture of claims and arguments that were made, two from Tories stood out as being based either on confusion, exaggerations or lies. It is disturbing … Continue reading →

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Sussex travellers need some justification for todays 3.1% railfare increase

Posted on January 2, 2019 by ianchisnall

Parliamentary rules suggest that under most settings local people can only expect to hear from their own MP if they want to ask a question. However there are always going to be exceptions and the following is surely one of … Continue reading →

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