Category Archives: Community Safety

We live in a society that everyone would feel safe in if it wasn’t for the muck dished up on a daily basis by ‘newspapers’ such as the Daily Mail, and some of the less thoughtful commentators (such as MPs). Its time we changed the culture in our society.

Could our MPs begin to focus on Sussex Day priorities?


Tomorrow is an important day for those of us who live or work in Sussex, perhaps more this year than in recent years. My awareness of Sussex Day only occurred when a friend, Martin Ellis alerted me to his campaign … Continue reading

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How do we end this wiggle room?


Hansard is the official report of parliamentary debates, which records the words from the people who speak in Parliament and I personally find it a very useful way of discovering what our representatives say and what sort of responses they … Continue reading

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We need our Politicians to act constructively and honestly


As many of us are aware there are challenges for the politicians that are elected every few years to run our nation and our Councils. Some of them are external which the representatives cannot prevent but they can work on … Continue reading

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A great online source for Sussex residents aged 13-25


Earlier this month two very significant Sussex agencies published this website for many of the young people in our area to use which is designed to help their mental wellbeing. There is a very good reason for this to have … Continue reading

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Conservative Backbench MPs or at least one of them needs to get a grip with reality


Yesterday a small group of MPs held a debate in the House of Commons regarding COVID-19 and the only Sussex based MP who took part pointed out, that the debate was too short and involved far too few MPs. Those … Continue reading

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Two ex MEPs who ignore facts that oppose their extreme views


Two days ago Daniel Hannan posted this tweet which is both inept and potentially very provocative for people who may not have taken the time to follow his link, or watched or listened to the Governmental Coronavirus daily update on … Continue reading

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Tim Loughton should stop wasting Parliamentary time


On Monday in the House of Commons Kit Malthouse, the Minister of State for the Home Department and the Minister responsible for Policing issues answered a question that Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing and Shoreham had asked in written … Continue reading

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David Munro is pretending we need changes to the law


The role of a Police and Crime Commissioner is one that can make a significant difference in our communities to improve the Criminal Justice System. A system which Nick Herbert claimed 10 years ago was incoherent and yet in that … Continue reading

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PCCs were never intended to run Blue Light services


Whatever the motivation of this question that was answered in the House of Lords on 27th February it is very clear to me as someone who took part in the early steps of the Police and Crime Commissioner roles, that … Continue reading

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Politicians training needs to be at least as effective as the standard expected of SME’s


A few days before Philip Rutnam stood up and announced his resignation as a result of what he claims is the bullying towards his staff from Priti Patel, a question arose in the House of Lords from the Labour Peer … Continue reading

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