Latest Blog Posts for IanChisnall

• Can’t spot the wood for the trees
  on Dec 20, 2016 in Charities Parliament and Democracy International Rescue Committee Nuffield Health Pauline Latham Priti Patel Save the Children Wellcome Trust
  In the news in the last couple of days a number of stories have emerged that shows an incoherence amongst the men and women who are making decisions on our behalf. It appears that at a meeting of the International … Continue reading →...
• A dangerous distraction
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Casey Review Charities Community Safety Education Parliament and Democracy Louise Casey Sajid Javid MP
  A few days ago I wrote my first response to the Casey Review which is concerned about a lack of cohesion across our society. In due course I will write some more. However in the meantime the Government has stood … Continue reading →...
• One more idiot wasting our money
  on Dec 18, 2016 in Parliament and Democracy Alan Duncan MP Government waste St Helena
  In a nation which is being constantly told that our nations credit card is maxed out by people who themselves agreed to spend Billions on bank bailouts and have since committed large sums to all sorts of vanity projects such … Continue reading...
• A Big Thank You to all Volunteers
  on Dec 17, 2016 in Charities FareShare Volunteering
  This morning the following blog appears in the Argus as the Opinion piece on page 10 – its my attempt to acknowledge the enormous contribution that volunteers make to ensure our society is able to function as well as it … Continue reading...
• We need to show compassion
  on Dec 16, 2016 in Deaf & Hard of Hearing Housing DeafKidz Iraq Lawand Hamadamin
  Lawand Hamadamin is a six year old Iraqui deaf  boy who with his family was admitted to the UK from a refugee camp in Dunkirk. Lawand was born profoundly deaf, and was completely unable to communicate but thanks to a … Continue reading →...
• The need for personal responsibility
  on Dec 15, 2016 in Network Rail Parliament and Democracy Chris Grayling Govia Thameslink Nick Brown Peter Wilkinson Southern Railways
  As the train chaos continues, it is surely time for those in a position to change the dynamic in the Southern franchise to be held personally accountable. The idea of accountability being a passive focus on an individual, but no … Continue read...
• A total lack of consultation
  on Dec 14, 2016 in Brighton & Hove Charities Health Reform Parliament and Democracy Caroline Lucas Healthwatch STP Sussex and East Surrey
  The following paragraph was published this morning in the Argus newspaper in the Opinion section: According to a press release from NHS England in mid August, local NHS organisations were “working together for the first time on shared plans to R...
• The Casey Review
  on Dec 13, 2016 in Casey Review Parliament and Democracy Youth Issues Louise Casey National Citizen Service
  Last week in a fanfare of publicity Louise Casey published her review into opportunity and integration. It has taken her over a year to produce the report and I have yet to fully read the 199 pages. Based on my … Continue reading →...
• A broad stab at a salary
  on Dec 12, 2016 in EU Referendum Parliament and Democracy DEEU Head of Communication
  The Government Department for Exiting the EU has just advertised for the Head of Communication for the department, which the job description states “As the most senior Communications professional within the Department, the Head of Communicatio...
• Powerful bodies, spending our money
  on Dec 11, 2016 in Brighton & Hove Economics EU Referendum Parliament and Democracy Andrew Percy Coast to Capital LEP John Major Local Enterprise Partnership Margaret Thatcher Michael Heseltine Nicholas Soames Tony Blair
  When well connected MPs ask the Government questions to which they should know the answer or which they could find out relatively easily, there is usually a hidden matter to be aware of. On Thursday Nicholas Soames, MP for mid … Continue readin...

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