Category Archives: Charities

Innocence is under threat

Posted on August 5, 2015 by ianchisnall

The allegations against Sir Edward Heath over the last few days have clearly upset some of his friends. Two of those who have spoken out have been Brian Binley who spent 10 years from 2005 as the MP for Northampton South and … Continue reading →

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Charities under threat

Posted on July 16, 2015 by ianchisnall

As I have written previously, the Conservative Party in Parliament, largely at odds with the rest of the Party in local Council settings seems to mistrust and even dislike the charitable sector. They fully understand the benefit of being associated … Continue reading →

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Charity Commission is spinning

Posted on July 1, 2015 by ianchisnall

Last week the Charity Commission issued a press release which stated “The public and charities overwhelmingly support new powers for the Charity Commission to regulate charities, new independent research published today shows. As new legislation to strengthen the regulator’s powers … Continue reading →

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We need a UK Social Index

Posted on May 14, 2015 by ianchisnall

The impact of any major political change is assessed through a number of mechanisms. One of these is the FTSE100 which reflects the share value of the 100 largest publicly listed companies. If a political policy or anticipated election is … Continue reading →

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A need for some rights

Posted on April 24, 2015 by ianchisnall

Its much easier to find fault than it is to find solutions – sadly if as it is reported, Ed Miliband will criticising the Prime Minister for mistakes made following the Libyan intervention in the context of the current Mediterranean migrant … Continue reading →

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4 Fat Mice

Posted on April 17, 2015 by ianchisnall

The Consumers Association is a charitable body which can at times wield as much power as any Government department. They publish a magazine called ‘Which’ and the magazine is generally trusted by 1000’s of people as a result of their mixture … Continue reading →

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A vital onslaught

Posted on April 12, 2015 by ianchisnall

The city of Brighton & Hove is familiar with the experience of traffic gridlock caused by one event or other taking place on one of the Sundays in the year. Depending on ones point of view some of the events … Continue reading →

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A great idea, woefully executed

Posted on April 11, 2015 by ianchisnall

The value to both employers & employees of a well thought through, carefully planned scheme to release staff to volunteer in their communities is a good thing. There is plenty of evidence that this approach can as Eric Pickles is claiming improve productivity … Continue reading →

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How radical are we prepared to get?

Posted on March 30, 2015 by ianchisnall

Its not a suggestion that we burn down the Houses of Parliament during the recess, but rather we look for areas where funds could be saved from the national budget that avoid taking it from the weak and the vulnerable. … Continue reading →

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Lets end this chaos

Posted on March 26, 2015 by ianchisnall

As the election period begins in earnest with the closure of Parliament for Easter and on into its recess prior to the election itself, some of us are too busy to really notice the step change in rhetoric. The next 4 … Continue reading →

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