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.

The Challenge we all face

Posted on February 13, 2016 by ianchisnall

I have lived in Brighton since the late 1970s and the town and now city has always attracted men and occasionally women to find refuge on our beach or streets. This is not a challenge limited to Brighton & Hove, … Continue reading →

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The problem with memory

Posted on January 18, 2016 by ianchisnall

Why English Language lessons are nothing new, and this Government cancelled the previous approach Continue reading →

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The real terror begins

Posted on November 15, 2015 by ianchisnall

The appalling death and destruction in Paris on Friday night is the front page story on all of our national newspapers. The bravery of French special forces in willingly taking on the gunmen and killing those who did not have … Continue reading →

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A strange misunderstanding

Posted on November 5, 2015 by ianchisnall

A fascinating exchange took place on Tuesday on the subject of Prisons. The question and answer from two Conservative politicians discloses some of the nonsense that gets spoken at our expense in the Palace of Westminster, away from the spotlight of … Continue reading →

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A man who has missed the point

Posted on October 11, 2015 by ianchisnall

At the recent Conservative Party Conference, the Institute of Economic Affairs, a rightwing pressure group hosted numerous fringe meetings within the steel cordon that keeps unwelcome visitors at bay. One of these meetings was on the theme of whether the state … Continue reading →

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Access to justice

Posted on September 21, 2015 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday an important Parliamentary debate took place in Westminster Hall allowing a few MPs to discuss how Justice is being denied to local people as a result of cost cutting and a failure to work in a creative manner. Sadly this debate … Continue reading →

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Thank you

Posted on August 23, 2015 by ianchisnall

Long before the terrible events on the A27 in Shoreham at 1.20pm yesterday, Sussex Police were already very busy, as were the staff at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. However when the call came in along with South East Coast … Continue reading →

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Have we got the resources we need?

Posted on July 29, 2015 by ianchisnall

According to todays news, Police overtime in the last year exceeded £310M, and over the last 3 years amounted to some £1Bn. The Metropolitan Police accounts for around 1/3 of the total. These figures suggest that Policing costs are out of control and unless … Continue reading →

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Men of power speaking in ignorance

Posted on June 14, 2015 by ianchisnall

We are still early into a new Parliament and MPs who had previously been obliged to operate within a much more constrained or disciplined environment, under pressure to pay attention to the priorities and preferences of their coalition partners have suddenly … Continue reading →

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Too little, 15 months too late

Posted on May 5, 2015 by ianchisnall

The idea of British trains being late is hardly new and indeed living in Brighton it is not a joke. However many of the delays are fairly laid at the door of the train operators. The extent to which Network Rail … Continue reading →

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