Tag Archives: UKIP

Lets have some proportional representation

Posted on May 2, 2014 by ianchisnall

The panel line up for last nights BBC TV Question Time included Councillor Suzanne Evans, a UKIP Councillor from Merton in Surrey who is also their spokesperson for Communities. Her only other qualification for appearing is that next year she will be one … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Police & Crime Commissioner | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The 2 week U turn

Posted on April 28, 2014 by ianchisnall

I rarely go out of my way to listen to Nigel Farage, but on 15th April was listening to the Radio 4 Today programme when he was interviewed over a ‘misuse’ of taxpayer provided funds for the running of his constituency office. As is … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Europe on the agenda

Posted on April 14, 2014 by ianchisnall

The debates between Clegg and Farage in recent weeks have now been followed by a 4 way debate between 3 MEPs and one candidate on the Sunday Politics show this weekend. From the opening statements it seemed clear that none of the parties … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

EC public consultation on TTIP

Posted on April 1, 2014 by ianchisnall

Thursdays announcement that the European Commission was to hold a consultation on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is something of a wake up call. According to this website “Since June 2013 the Commission has held three rounds of stakeholder … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Power to the people

Posted on March 28, 2014 by ianchisnall

Our annual production of electricity in 2013 from renewable sources reached 52.8 Terra Watt Hours in 2013, a significant increase from 2012 when the production reached 41.3 TWH. Behind these statistics released yesterday by the Department for Energy and Climate Change … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Environment, Parliament and Democracy, Planning Rules | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

A change that is needed

Posted on March 23, 2014 by ianchisnall

I wrote yesterday about proposals in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill which is currently in the Committee stage in the House of Commons. By changing the way in which Protective Custody Orders work, the state will be better protected against … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Issues, Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The stench of tribalism in politics

Posted on February 27, 2014 by ianchisnall

According to this mornings BBC Sussex news James Page who has served for 2 years as leader of Lewes District Council referred to “The stench of tribalism in politics” as part of his reason for stepping down from his post. … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

What colour will the manifesto be?

Posted on January 25, 2014 by ianchisnall

It is clear that having fired the starting gun on the faux election campaign back in the Autumn, that the Political Parties are now focusing on manifestos so we can make our decisions in plenty of time to tell the … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lets end this Arms Race!

Posted on January 11, 2014 by ianchisnall

According to this article our Political Parties spend around £100M between them each year and at election time the Parties are each entitled to spend £20M based on rules agreed between them. These sums are clearly obscene, especially in a context where … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Would the real Independents please stand up

Posted on November 9, 2013 by ianchisnall

Prior to last years Police and Crime Commissioner elections on the 15th November, there was very little evidence of a widespread appetite by electors for Independent candidates. The PCC election was a touchstone for me personally, having always been willing to vote … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Police & Crime Commissioner | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment