Category Archives: Charities

Which crimes matter the most?

Posted on December 22, 2017 by ianchisnall

If Police Officers were tasked with the job of dealing with crimes that matter the most to people in our communities, we would end up with some very distorted results. In the days when I was working in the voluntary … Continue reading →

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An Institute in name only

Posted on December 17, 2017 by ianchisnall

A news report yesterday has called into question the naming of a lobby group think tank which was formed by Daniel Hannan, my MEP. The operating name chosen was the Institute for Free Trade or IFT. Daniel apparently should have … Continue reading →

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Lets have a level playing field

Posted on December 2, 2017 by ianchisnall

At the end of the Summer period in Parliament back in July 2016 following the nation changing referendum along with the resignation of David Cameron and the appointment of Theresa May as his successor, a report emerged from Parliament that … Continue reading →

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The need for politics to step back

Posted on December 1, 2017 by ianchisnall

After 5 years of the chairmanship of the Charity Commission by Tory supporting William Shawcross, a man whose knowledge of social and overseas need based charities was clearly non existent when he took office we need a new broom to … Continue reading →

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The multiple failures by the Home Office

Posted on November 28, 2017 by ianchisnall

Whenever the Government is challenged over its cuts to police budgets it regularly points at reduced levels of crime in our communities. It is certainly true that some levels of crime have fallen, however crime has not gone away as … Continue reading →

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19 Years since the first day

Posted on November 25, 2017 by ianchisnall

According to this website in 1998 a group called WOMANKIND  launched the first White Ribbon Day in the UK. The following year the United Nations officially recognised 25th November as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The White Ribbon is a … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Sarah and team Grand

Posted on November 17, 2017 by ianchisnall

A national charity called Springboard “helps young people achieve their potential and nurtures unemployed people of any age into work. It helps alleviate poverty by supporting disadvantaged and underprivileged people into sustainable employment within hospitality, leisure and tourism.” The charity … Continue reading →

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Front Row needs to educate MPs and Union Reps and the rest of us!

Posted on November 15, 2017 by ianchisnall

Last night on Radio 4, Front Row focused on a subject which in one sense is at the heart of the Arts provision in the UK. In doing so the interview by Samira Ahmed with three very well connected people including … Continue reading →

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Government deceit or pure stupidity

Posted on October 28, 2017 by ianchisnall

In the last few days two separate proposals have emerged from the Government which gives the impression that they wish to improve the lives of people in our communities whilst at the same time ignoring completely the fact that they … Continue reading →

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Time to re-open Childrens Centres?

Posted on October 25, 2017 by ianchisnall

At the end of the tenure of the Labour Government in 2010 there were 3,631 childrens centres across the UK. By April 2017 that number had dropped by a dramatic 1,240 according to this article in the Guardian. The benefit … Continue reading →

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