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Category Archives: Charities
All youth services must be treated fairly
When the Minister responsible for Sport refuses to treat matters fairly, it is surely time to challenge her in a way that goes beyond being asked a few written questions? As this question from Labour MP, Steve Reed discloses, our … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Education, Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues
Tagged National Citizen Service, Steve Reed, Tracey Crouch
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This Government intends to rob charities
Over several decades I have had the privilege of being involved in a range of charities from small neighbourhood based organisations to large regional charities and even a few national charities. Throughout that time there has been a significant level … Continue reading
How can we turn Davos upside down?
The idea of the leaders of major nations across the earth coming together to meet and discuss matters of common concern seems to be a vital way of changing the International environment. It is clear that such a change is … Continue reading
Where does charity begin?
A number of MPs over recent years have challenged charities for making high payments to senior workers. I have written several times on this blog about such attacks. Most of these challenges have come from right wing MPs whose challenge … Continue reading
The loss of some utterly amazing people
Yesterday thanks to facebook, I discovered the loss of two people, one of whom I have known for many years and who made an enormous contribution to the South East National Offender Management Service. Soraya is pictured here, her death … Continue reading
Charity Commission ignores best practice
The way in which the Charity Commission operates should act as an exemplar for the charities it regulates. This means that its board members should reflect the agencies that the Commission serves. Over many years I have written blogs about … Continue reading
The challenge of good governance in charities, or businesses
Over the last few days as 2017 ended its career and 2018 has emerged, blinking into the light and stormy weather a twitter debate has been taking place. In one sense it feels rather creepy to be using a discussion … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Economics, Youth Issues
Tagged Business, Charities, Henry Pryor, Polly Neate, Shelter, Steven Herd
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Happy New Year
Every Monday I write a column for the Argus Newspaper, this is the piece for Today – The first day of each working week is always exciting because of the opportunity to make a difference in the days that follow; … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged House of Lords, New Years Honours
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Just before you set up the new lottery
On the 21st December Henry Smith, MP for Crawley and Maria Caulfield, MP for Lewes along with 49 other Parliamentarians signed a letter which was sent to three members of the Cabinet, calling for them to “to establish a new … Continue reading
A debate that ignored the big fat elephant
On Thursday a small number of MPs gathered together in the House of Commons to discuss how important Lottery funding is for local charities. Tragically the debate disclosed the high levels of ignorance that certain MPs have for local charities, … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Big Lottery Refund, Charities, Nusrat Ghani
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