Tag Archives: Peter Kyle

Less than a week in Politics leads to a major U turn from Boris


According to Boris Johnson speaking at a Primary School in Hertfordshire on Friday “We’re moving now from a world I think in which we have to impose a huge one size fits all national lock down programme to one in … Continue reading

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Sussex MPs responded well to Sussex Day priorities


Last week we had the opportunity to celebrate Sussex Day even though large gatherings are not possible currently. However one place where large numbers of people do meet together is the House of Commons and so last Tuesday it was … Continue reading

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We need our Politicians to act constructively and honestly


As many of us are aware there are challenges for the politicians that are elected every few years to run our nation and our Councils. Some of them are external which the representatives cannot prevent but they can work on … Continue reading

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He insists that MPs can only participate physically within the Parliamentary estate


So nearly all of the Conservative MPs for Sussex have once again voted to prevent MPs from being able to take part in debates from outside of Parliament and for the voting to also to have to take place from … Continue reading

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Daniel, listen to your colleagues and read headlines more carefully


This tweet by Daniel Hannan was sent out at lunchtime yesterday and he is clearly a bit out of touch with the current view of his political party based Government and the actual theme of the article in the Financial … Continue reading

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11 Sussex MPs must be confused or furious! and 3 must be delighted


The claim that a week is a long time in Politics is clearly very true when it comes to a key issue which will impact residents and visitors to Sussex. A week ago, last Wednesday these 11 Sussex MPs opposed … Continue reading

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Most Sussex MPs are not concerned about the NHS or improving our transport provision!


Last week in Parliament two themes emerged that also led to votes which help us as local residents and potential voters for local MPs to understand what position our representatives have taken. The first took place last Tuesday on the … Continue reading

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Is 11 months to resolve our departure from EU in a coherent way, given this example?


Last Thursday in the House of Commons, our Hove MP asked a question which is illustrated here and the answer was one that clearly failed to define what “near term” means as well as raising serious concerns about our Governments … Continue reading

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Many thanks Caroline, Peter, Lloyd and Rosie


It is very difficult to ignore the damage that our departure from the European Union will make to our economy and social needs. However if we are to leave the EU as 52% of the electorate in 2016 determined, it … Continue reading

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Purdah rules from local government mean the NATO summit must be postponed


It is nearly two weeks since Parliament closed down to enable its workforce, or perhaps I should describe it as our workforce, to clear their desks and return to constituents to promote themselves and their parties to those of us … Continue reading

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