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Tag Archives: Nusrat Ghani
Three DfT broken-buses crawl along together!
My blog yesterday focused on the unwillingness of the Department for Transport to answer a very simple and straightforward question, raised by Cheryl Gillan MP on the 13th March in the House of Commons regarding HS2. The Minister who refused … Continue reading
Department for Transport once again discloses its opaqueness
Given that at the beginning of the coalition Government, Eric Pickles called on local government bodies to publish any expenditure over £500 “The public should be able to see where their money goes and what it delivers. The swift and … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Cheryl Gillan, Eric Pickles, HS2, Nusrat Ghani
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Let’s compare School and Port inspections
A recent written question by Karl Turner who is the Shadow Transport Minister was presumably aimed at his opposite number, Chris Grayling. However Chris chose to let his junior Minister Nusrat Ghani answer the question. The question was “To ask … Continue reading
The truth is the Government is failing to support small businesses
These questions and lack of answers over the last few days (last Thursday and this Monday) indicate that our Government is protecting its own failings and they need to be held accountable. Neither of these questions if answered would place … Continue reading
The Tory Party must stop manipulating Small & Micro Enterprises
My superficial historical knowledge helps me to understand why the Labour Party has very strong connections with many Trade Unions. However I recall how in the 1970’s and 1980’s the Conservative Party, quite legitimately demanded that people who were members … Continue reading
Small and Micro Businesses, your 15 minutes of political fame has Started
Yesterday was one of the few days in the year when thanks to advocates such as Tony Robinson and Paul Lancaster, that Micro Businesses were being treated with some respect. There are several such days each year, one is the … Continue reading
Sussex travellers need some justification for todays 3.1% railfare increase
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
Internal party tension in Sussex Conservative Party
So we now have a clear indication that two of our Tory MPs have written letters to get rid of Theresa May and three of our Tory MPs are Government Ministers who have either not chosen to resign or in … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Amber Rudd, Henry Smith, Maria Caulfield, Nick Gibb, Nusrat Ghani
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Bus information must include hearing loops
A few weeks ago a Labour MP, Grahame Morris asked a question of the Department of Transport regarding the provision of signage and sound systems on buses. Although his question was specific to his North East constituency it was a … Continue reading
Rural public transport demands a major overhaul
Every so often a question in Parliament discloses how out of touch certain MPs are with the reality of life, and how poorly certain policies meet the needs of society. Living in Brighton and Hove means that many of our … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Charities, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Action in Rural Sussex, AiRS, Mark Pritchard, Nusrat Ghani
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