Tag Archives: Zac Goldsmith

Brighton and Hove promotes nesting habitats for swifts

Posted on September 8, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday 6th September in the House of Lords there was a debate under the headline of Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill and Amendment 217 and it was set out by Andrew Lansley who is a Conservative member of the Lords. … Continue reading →

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A West Midlands MP asked a radical Sussex Question

Posted on May 20, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Monday in Parliament Julian Knight the MP from Solihull for Conservative wrote a question to the Government about the murder of Vishal Mehrotra who was killed 41 years ago. The person who answered his question was Chris Philp, the … Continue reading →

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Government calls for more “Scientific assessments of re-wilding”

Posted on July 30, 2020 by ianchisnall

It is perhaps an unexpected call and indeed given that the Government Minister who has made the call is Zac Goldsmith, we may need a bit more clarity to check that his call is genuine. However there are increasingly few … Continue reading →

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Dear Zac, please remove the tweet

Posted on August 18, 2017 by ianchisnall

Hi there Zac, we have never met and I suspect we never will, that said I have in the posted both positive and critical blogs about your behaviour and political judgements. You are part of the UK establishment being part … Continue reading →

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Good news for train travellers in Sussex?

Posted on July 17, 2017 by ianchisnall

There are some positive items of good news that have emerged from Parliament in the last few days, which are worthy of mention and demand a bit of additional nudging. Good news for travellers on the Brighton Mainline?  Last week a … Continue reading →

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Please plan the next election carefully

Posted on June 12, 2017 by ianchisnall

My column in todays Argus is as follows, written on Friday morning: As I write this column it is far from clear what the medium term outcome from Thursdays election will be. It seems certain that Theresa May will be … Continue reading →

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A general election integrity assessment

Posted on May 27, 2017 by ianchisnall

As the General Election campaign attempts to resume its rhythm following the tragic events of Monday, some integrity issues have emerged. Beginning with the positives, yesterday I had the pleasure of chairing a hustings in Brighton to which all parties … Continue reading →

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A strange result

Posted on December 2, 2016 by ianchisnall

Its fascinating listening and watching the analysis taking place in the broadcast media, to be quickly followed by the print media over the outcome of the Richmond Park by-election. The fact that the electors who 18 months ago elected Zac … Continue reading →

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A contorted form of Independence

Posted on October 26, 2016 by ianchisnall

I have written previously to applaud the work and views of Zac Goldsmith over at least one of his campaigns. His comments on the environment have at times acted as a very positive influence on the views coming from senior … Continue reading →

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