Tag Archives: Nigel Farage

Empty streets

Posted on January 7, 2015 by ianchisnall

The link between religious Holy Days and national holidays in many nations is clear but also presents challenges for those of us who celebrate the same or similar religious Holy Days in a different fashion. Few people are aware that … Continue reading →

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Our Government needs higher ambitions

Posted on September 30, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday one of the UKs most responsible public servants stood up in the presence of many other people who are being paid by the State to represent you and me and made a speech regarding his ambition to reduce the … Continue reading →

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The need for integrity

Posted on September 26, 2014 by ianchisnall

As MPs assemble in Westminster to the apparent fury of Nigel Farage who would have no role in such a discussion in any case we all need to call for holistic thinking from our elected representatives. The decisions they will be … Continue reading →

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Lets not fall oot

Posted on September 13, 2014 by ianchisnall

The votes of many have already been cast and the minds of many more already made up. It is very exciting in one sense that so many of us are engaged in discussions about the nature of democracy and who … Continue reading →

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The problem with mass movements

Posted on June 22, 2014 by ianchisnall

I have spent the weekend away from home and therefore missed TV and Radio in its usual format and with the exception of yesterdays newspapers, twitter has been my main source of news. The austerity rally in London which attracted 50,000 … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Village

Posted on May 24, 2014 by ianchisnall

After 15 years in Professional Politics, 9 seats in a Parliament that they claim to despise but whose funding has maintained the party and now around 250 or so Councillors, UKIP needs to accept it has arrived in the Westminster Village, … Continue reading →

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The end of democracy as we know it?

Posted on May 18, 2014 by ianchisnall

In five days time it will all be over, we will have voted in what could quite realistically be our last ever European Election. It will be the final chance for my family and around 8M other people to be … Continue reading →

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Lets have some proportional representation

Posted on May 2, 2014 by ianchisnall

The panel line up for last nights BBC TV Question Time included Councillor Suzanne Evans, a UKIP Councillor from Merton in Surrey who is also their spokesperson for Communities. Her only other qualification for appearing is that next year she will be one … Continue reading →

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Our Presidential Debate is missing

Posted on April 29, 2014 by ianchisnall

One of the blogs I read regularly is written by a Cambridge resident who has a friend called Puffles, Puffles is a dragon and so the blog is called “A Dragons Best Friend”. It is a blog well worth reading, … Continue reading →

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The 2 week U turn

Posted on April 28, 2014 by ianchisnall

I rarely go out of my way to listen to Nigel Farage, but on 15th April was listening to the Radio 4 Today programme when he was interviewed over a ‘misuse’ of taxpayer provided funds for the running of his constituency office. As is … Continue reading →

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