Category Archives: Charities

It is time for the Charity Commission to advise Parliament

Posted on December 27, 2018 by ianchisnall

A few days ago I went out shopping for some last minute Christmas gifts and bumped into a local Councillor who has played an important role in ensuring that the Labour Party avoids falling into too many pot holes in … Continue reading →

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Tories poor attempt to corrupt a Charity

Posted on December 11, 2018 by ianchisnall

In the last few days a story has broken regarding how the Government has  spent substantial sums of our public money to both attack Russia and also damage the Labour Party and they have made a pathetic attempt to shield … Continue reading →

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Waste to Wealth demands integrity

Posted on November 26, 2018 by ianchisnall

Last Thursday Prince Charles as founder and patron of Business in the Community (BITC) convened the “Waste to Wealth Summit” at the Veolia Southwark facility for businesses to attend. Another speaker was Michael Gove and the event was even profiled … Continue reading →

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Its time for Seetec and Sussex PCC to challenge the MOJ

Posted on November 13, 2018 by ianchisnall

It seems hard to criticise the Government for investing over £3m into schemes to assist vulnerable women offenders across the UK, a decision which was announced on Friday. Although the individual sums involved have not been disclosed, there is a … Continue reading →

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Project Bank Accounts – a positive solution for SMEs

Posted on October 17, 2018 by ianchisnall

When organisations such as charities or public sector bodies or even businesses commission major pieces of work such as the construction of new buildings or refurbishment of existing ones, in the process of limiting their involvement in the day to … Continue reading →

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Lessons for Government bodies from a charity survey

Posted on October 13, 2018 by ianchisnall

Back in July the Charity Commission published the results of a piece of research which they commissioned Populus to do in trying to understand what behavioural factors will increase the publics confidence in charities. The information is published here and … Continue reading →

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Ways to avoid homelessness conflict with a Royal Wedding

Posted on October 11, 2018 by ianchisnall

The flurry of social media concerns about homeless people on the Streets near where Princess Eugenie and her fiancé will get married reminds me of two conversations that took place in Brighton and Hove several years ago. When David Panter … Continue reading →

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Today Sussex MPs can prepare for the rest of the week

Posted on October 8, 2018 by ianchisnall

Today is a dark Monday as far as Parliament is concerned. There is no work going on publicly although no doubt behind the scenes there will be lots of activity both in terms of the maintenance of the buildings along … Continue reading →

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Rural public transport demands a major overhaul

Posted on September 28, 2018 by ianchisnall

Every so often a question in Parliament discloses how out of touch certain MPs are with the reality of life, and how poorly certain policies meet the needs of society. Living in Brighton and Hove means that many of our … Continue reading →

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Businesses need much better trading arrangements

Posted on September 12, 2018 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in the post our company received two heavy A4 envelopes full of many pages with small print on each one. One came to my desk because I deal with new business opportunities, the other came to my colleagues desk … Continue reading →

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