Tag Archives: Trade Unions

Its time for MPs to focus on real issues

Posted on June 4, 2018 by ianchisnall

It is always encouraging when Parliament claims it want to learn from people whose life experience is different to the majority of people in the two Houses. One Parliamentary Committee that scrutinises the Government is the Business, Energy and Industrial … Continue reading →

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A Government in chaos

Posted on April 30, 2016 by ianchisnall

This week the Government announced it was making changes to the Trade Union Bill which had been deeply unpopular with Trade Unionists and led to a number of high profile protests and demonstrations. Several tabloid newspapers have suggested this is … Continue reading →

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How accessible is your MP?

Posted on November 29, 2013 by ianchisnall

Does our Parliament really care what we think, are they interested in our views, or do they simply want us to endorse their party political ideology in between elections? At the beginning of November the House of Lords forced the … Continue reading →

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I say engagement, you say Lobbying!

Posted on October 19, 2013 by ianchisnall

We are more than half way through the development of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill 2013-14 with the third reading in the House of Commons having taken place on the 9th October. The stages … Continue reading →

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