Tag Archives: Uckfield

The cruel sea

Posted on January 17, 2017 by ianchisnall

The relief experienced by residents on the East coast in places such as Jaywick, Mistley and West Mersea when the high tides on Friday night did not cause damage is hard for many of us to fully appreciate. Sussex is … Continue reading →

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The need for a timetable

Posted on November 24, 2016 by ianchisnall

Last week in the House of Commons, Maria Caulfield the MP for Lewes raised two matters with Chris Grayling that are of great interest to many of us in Sussex and frankly his response was pathetic. Her first question was … Continue reading →

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Stop wasting our money

Posted on September 23, 2016 by ianchisnall

Its vital that we have an effective and dynamic Parliament, anything less is a waste of the annual 2Bn cost of running the institution. We can all see the large set piece events and debates and perhaps some of them … Continue reading →

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The mis-use of public space

Posted on April 15, 2015 by ianchisnall

This week all sorts of large posters have begun to spring up in the Sussex countryside, in most cases the land and structures being pressed into service to display their messages of promise have been privately owned. However the sign shown … Continue reading →

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A great result for Saltdean

Posted on October 28, 2014 by ianchisnall

The news that one of the Governments funding streams has allocated £440,000 for the Social Enterprise set up to run the Lido in Saltdean is a great boost to all of the residents of Saltdean as well as those of … Continue reading →

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The problem with our trains

Posted on July 23, 2014 by ianchisnall

It appears that the Government don’t believe their own data on railways. We are all anticipating the conclusion of the proposals for an acceptable route for HS2 and George Osborne has raised the idea of HS3 which may in time … Continue reading →

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A sign of things to come?

Posted on March 25, 2014 by ianchisnall

There are no indications that David Cameron offered to play Bingo or drink any Beer with any of the Party workers or other Pensioners present when he visited Peacehaven yesterday. The visit, in this case hosted by SAGA magazine is part of the way through the … Continue reading →

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Credit where it is due

Posted on November 16, 2013 by ianchisnall

An ongoing theme of this blog is my view that all MPs and Government Ministers should visit the myriad of foodbanks that have sprung up across the country. There cannot be many constituencies without at least one foodbank, and Wealden, currently the … Continue reading →

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