Tag Archives: Philip Hammond MP

How to Alienate half of a Nation by accusing us of being Anti-Semitic?

Posted on October 2, 2019 by ianchisnall

The memoir written by Toby Young in 2011, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People appears to be reappearing in this tweet a couple of days ago which has claimed that when Philip Hammond attacked the Boris Brexit backers in … Continue reading →

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A very very tough mandate, if it really exists

Posted on July 24, 2019 by ianchisnall

Thanks to a couple of the new prospective Cabinet Ministers writing on twitter we now know that they believe that our next Prime Minister has a clear or even great mandate to unite the country. The reality is that within … Continue reading →

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Policing promises are constantly being broken!

Posted on March 20, 2019 by ianchisnall

On the 12th March the Policing Minister Nick Hurd responded to a written question from an Essex MP regarding the resolving of organised crime. Whilst the question related to the outer London Boroughs, the answer disclosed how out of touch … Continue reading →

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Philip it is clearly time to end the freeze

Posted on March 10, 2019 by ianchisnall

In a debate on 26th February on the subject of Universal Credit, Frank made a statement that included the following few words regarding the budget which is to take place on Wednesday. Let us hope that Philip Hammond will have … Continue reading →

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Government must correct Gavin’s speech

Posted on February 21, 2019 by ianchisnall

Listening to Philip Hammond on Radio 4 Today this morning it is very clear that the grasp of how offensive and damaging the recent speech by Gavin Williamson (covered in my blog here) was outside of the tall and solid … Continue reading →

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Public sector workers getting strangely mixed messages

Posted on September 20, 2018 by ianchisnall

Last Friday in Parliament this question and answer (only the first few lines are shown here, the rest of the answer can be seen on this website) took place and on the face of things, there is no reason for … Continue reading →

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An inspiring 28 minutes

Posted on March 7, 2018 by ianchisnall

The focus by Politicians and Industry on vehicles that can be powered by electricity and eventually be self driven has sadly led to all sorts of ignorance being demonstrated in a manner that is bound to create disappointment and cynicism. … Continue reading →

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“We’re introducing” means very little!

Posted on November 30, 2017 by ianchisnall

In last weeks budget Philip Hammond made the following statement We’re introducing T-levels. And today I provide a further £20m to support FE colleges to prepare for them. Whilst this was hardly a detailed statement, it did indicate a sense of immediacy, … Continue reading →

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A week is a long time in Politics

Posted on November 27, 2017 by ianchisnall

Once a week my blog appears as a column in the Argus newspaper under the heading ‘I do like Mondays’. This is today’s piece:      Last week should have been important for most people in the UK as two … Continue reading →

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Will bribing Schools add up?

Posted on November 23, 2017 by ianchisnall

The decision by Philip Hammond to offer a £600 Bribe to Schools that manage to persuade their students who have passed Maths at GCSE to then go onto Maths A Level is deeply worrying. Society is crying out for better … Continue reading →

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