Category Archives: Brighton & Hove

When will they provide levelling outcomes information?

Posted on January 5, 2023 by ianchisnall

Back at the end of December on the 19th December there were four questions raised by Steve Bassam who is a member of the House of Lords and he is the Lord Bassam of Brighton. His questions were on the … Continue reading →

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A year ahead for our Parliament and a possible Election

Posted on January 2, 2023 by ianchisnall

At the beginning of a new year many of us consider what will take place with a range of themes and settings that impact us personally or within our community or indeed across the whole of our Nation. One of … Continue reading →

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These MPs & Councils want Proportional Representation

Posted on December 31, 2022 by ianchisnall

Back in September I wrote a few blogs about Proportional Representation because of the focus that was emerging within the Labour Party. Indeed this blog was focused on an Early Day Motion that Chuka Umunna had set out in 2016 … Continue reading →

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Could all Councils endorse the Chichester City decision?

Posted on December 30, 2022 by ianchisnall

The twitter image on the left which emerged a few hours ago indicated that Chichester City Council has voted to approve the Proportional Representation in Westminster Elections. It is clearly a very powerful response and Chichester City Council needs our … Continue reading →

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Will Parliament endorse a vital Bill from Chris Stephens?

Posted on December 28, 2022 by ianchisnall

This evening one of my friends, Rabbi Elli Sarah tweeted a message that can be seen here and it states Can you help #refugees reach safety? Please join me in supporting this case. #RefugeesWelcome #SafeRoutesNow crowdjustice.com/case/refugee-l… via @CrowdJustice and the … Continue reading →

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Two great elements in the Kings Christmas Speech event

Posted on December 26, 2022 by ianchisnall

We enjoyed listening to the King and then we were very delighted to see a focus on Street Pastors visually during the event and also the provision of food for poor and homeless people. Although there was no focus on … Continue reading →

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DfE will consult the public on Natural History education

Posted on December 23, 2022 by ianchisnall

Last Thursday there was a response to a written question that was sent to the Department for Education. The MP who asked the question was Caroline Lucas who is in the Green Party and is the MP for Brighton Pavilion … Continue reading →

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This MP is calling for support for students that reach 18

Posted on December 21, 2022 by ianchisnall

Over the last year one of our local MPs has raised a similar question on several occasions. She is clearly keen to support students that are relying on railway provision and that they become 18 during their educational year. As … Continue reading →

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Churches could ask MPs to support important themes

Posted on December 18, 2022 by ianchisnall

In the past I have visited a number of Churches that have often prayed for the Government and Parliament and their local Councils and asked for good outcomes to emerge from their involvement. I have also had the opportunity occasionally … Continue reading →

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Arts Council in Liverpool focused by Brighton

Posted on December 17, 2022 by ianchisnall

On Thursday there was debate in the House of Lords and it emerged through the “They Work for You” website. I get references from our local (Sussex) MPs and some of our local House of Lords representatives. One of them … Continue reading →

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