Category Archives: Charities

A clear line has been crossed

Posted on June 3, 2018 by ianchisnall

  A couple of days ago the Charity Commission published a case report on an educational charity and one of the research documents it had published. The commission states “Whilst we considered that the trustees do recognise the need for … Continue reading →

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Fine words from the Head of Ofsted

Posted on June 2, 2018 by ianchisnall

Amanda Spielman is the head of Ofsted and yesterday she spoke at the Pre-school Learning Alliance annual conference. The words below are her opening and closing remarks which help to explain how vital Pre Schools and Nurseries are in our … Continue reading →

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Government statistics hide as much as they reveal

Posted on May 30, 2018 by ianchisnall

When the Labour Party introduced Children’s Centres in 1999 they chose to make them available to people in all areas of society. The coalition and now this Government have since closed down over 1000 of them and is now claiming … Continue reading →

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Sheffield is an important place but….

Posted on May 23, 2018 by ianchisnall

In the late 1990’s and early part of the new Millennium Brighton was regularly referred to as having more pilots than Gatwick, because the Blair Government used to test out its policies in a city which was close enough to … Continue reading →

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Charity Commission obeyed Parliament and blocked free speech

Posted on May 22, 2018 by ianchisnall

Last Thursday a fascinating debate took place in Parliament which on the face of it involved both Lords and MPs although the only people who spoke were MPs and the irony of their frustration towards the Charity Commission was lost … Continue reading →

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Charity Commission sitting on a painful fence

Posted on May 16, 2018 by ianchisnall

Earlier this year Parliaments Joint Committee on Human Rights invited people from various Universities including Sussex to come and explain why the Universities as a whole and the Students Unions in particular appeared to be limiting the speech from some … Continue reading →

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Voluntary sector probation work must be fully resourced

Posted on May 11, 2018 by ianchisnall

When Chris Grayling was in office as Secretary of State for Justice between September 2012 and May 2015 he introduced a policy called Transforming Rehabilitation which had a devastating impact on the work of Probation in our nation. The impact … Continue reading →

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The importance of engaging with communities

Posted on May 7, 2018 by ianchisnall

This past weekend marked one of the most exciting annual events in our city and beyond when thousands of young people from our communities were given an opportunity to open up the Brighton Festival. The Children’s Parade was coordinated and … Continue reading →

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How will Councils respond to the demand

Posted on May 5, 2018 by ianchisnall

A month ago a new Government policy came into force which will have a huge impact on how Council housing services operate. It is unclear where the funding will come from to meet the demand, but the principle behind it … Continue reading →

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It is time to end Parliamentary Privilege

Posted on May 1, 2018 by ianchisnall

A few weeks ago, long before Amber Rudd had lied to Parliament or resigned I signed this Parliamentary petition known as number 203502 which was headed ‘Make it illegal for any MP to lie in parliament or knowingly deceive the … Continue reading →

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