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Tag Archives: Priti Patel
COVID-19 demonstrates how local areas need more power
Ever since Parliament closed down 10 days ago a number of issues have arisen that suggests that our Government is not capable of dealing with the challenges that our nation and our local communities are facing. Of course given that … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Graham Brady, Matthew Hancock, Priti Patel, Sussex, Sussex MPs
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The largest annual increase in Police Officer numbers since 2003
This is the latest claim by our Home Secretary which appears in a magazine called the Police Oracle and of course she is right. The last time there was a major increase in Police Officer numbers was when the Labour … Continue reading
Posted in Justice Issues, Parliament and Democracy, Policing
Tagged Police Officer, Priti Patel
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Priti Patel with some mostly positive responses to Windrush
Last Tuesday in the House of Commons there was a statement made by Priti Patel and a relatively short debate on the Windrush issues that have impacted out nation for over 70 years. The title was Windrush Lessons Learned Review. … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Justice Issues, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Priti Patel, Windrush
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We need a pragmatic approach as well as a long term one
This very important question by Henry Smith on Tuesday during the Windrush debate needed a answer that would have given the Chagossian’s some sense that they would be helped today or at least this Summer. It is very disturbing that … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Chagos Islands, Henry Smith, Priti Patel, Windrush
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Is this Absolute Crap?
Yesterday in the House of Commons the man on the right Chris Philp who is one of the Ministers in the Home Office made a statement which the man on the left called absolute crap. Inevitably the Deputy Speaker asked … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Immigration, Parliament and Democracy, Syria, Yemen
Tagged Asylum Seekers, Chris Philp, David Linden, Priti Patel, UNHCR
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Three MPs who have made ridiculous public claims this week
It is of course possible that other MPs will have made claims in the last few days that are just as ridiculous or maybe even worse than these three men. Clearly anyone who has spotted other examples is most welcome … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Andrew Griffith, Ben Bradley, Chris Philp, John Hayes, Priti Patel
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A high profile charitable mistake that raises several questions
Yesterday the Charity Commission published a report that will have sent enormous concerns outside and inside of the Royal Family. It relates to a charity called The Prince Andrew Charitable Trust and the money that was inappropriately used to pay … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Charity Commission, Prince Andrew, Priti Patel
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Well done Lewes and Anthony for your first rate BLM event
Over the weekend while a number of BLM events were taking place I saw several debates and even entered into a few that were focused on BLM and involved people who argued that campaign was in error for a number … Continue reading
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
How incompetent is our Government on Communications?
Yesterday evening Priti Patel hosted the daily COVID-19 press session and explained or rather did not explain why from 8th June there will be a 14 day quarantine arrangement from people who arrive from outside of the UK with a … Continue reading
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