Tag Archives: Sarah Wollaston

A good sign of things to come

Posted on October 15, 2015 by ianchisnall

The decision by 21 Labour MPs to abstain in the vote last night on George Osborne’s unnecessary and irrelevant fiscal charter is very welcome. It is possible that their decision to take Jeremy Corbyn at his word will send such … Continue reading →

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Who gets to vote?

Posted on June 23, 2015 by ianchisnall

A debate took place in Parliament on 18th June to decide if young people aged 16 and 17 should be entitled to vote in the forthcoming referendum on our membership of the EU. I am personally in favour of the … Continue reading →

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What just happened?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by ianchisnall

Its not easy to persuade some local MPs to spend the time needed to explain why they vote as they do. This is complicated by the fact that for each of us, there is only one MP in theory who … Continue reading →

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Swagger not required

Posted on July 9, 2014 by ianchisnall

Mathew Parris claims the reason why the Conservative Party has failed so significantly in its attempt to achieve some level of gender balance in its list of MPs is down to a lack of swagger in the many otherwise competent female applicants. … Continue reading →

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I feel so impotent but …….

Posted on August 30, 2013 by ianchisnall

Last nights vote in Parliament was momentous on a number of levels. It has damaged the Government, as much because they failed to understand the mood in their own parties as because they failed to understand the strength of feeling … Continue reading →

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Whisky Galore – A Pathetic Waste of Time and Money

Posted on July 13, 2013 by ianchisnall

The Government is guilty of a staggering level of incompetence and arrogance. First they told us they would introduce a minimum price for Alcohol, as outlined in an article in the Daily Telegraph in December 2011. It was reported that setting … Continue reading →

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Independent or not Independent?

Posted on June 12, 2013 by ianchisnall

Advance notice of last week’s Panorama broadcast precipitated the resignation from the Conservative Party of Patrick Mercer MP, resulting in one less Conservative MP in the House of Commons. At the time of his resignation and prior to the broadcast, Patrick Mercers Conservative … Continue reading →

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