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.

A game of at least two sides

Posted on March 27, 2014 by ianchisnall

There are some strange elements to the story this morning that the Football Association is to lose £1.6M from its £30M funding provided by Sports England. On the very positive side of the story the promise from Alex Horne, CEO … Continue reading →

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Is it your round Norman?

Posted on February 18, 2014 by ianchisnall

There was a short exchange in Parliament last week regarding the minimum pricing of Alcohol. Jim Shannon MP is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party and the parties health spokesperson. With an eye on the final Queens Speech of … Continue reading →

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We’ve got it so we must use it!

Posted on February 16, 2014 by ianchisnall

Some of us are occasionally tempted to buy gadgets that we don’t need right now, but look shiny and new and persuade us that they will come in useful before too long. So the gadget comes home and you spend time getting … Continue reading →

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Are we ready for change?

Posted on January 24, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday I attended two significant meetings each with a focus on the work of local statutory services in the period 2015-2020. Although substantial cuts have been made to many of our services (Police, Local Government, Health, Fire and Rescue) to … Continue reading →

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Variable Speed Limits

Posted on December 22, 2013 by ianchisnall

As a regular driver on the M25 and a number of other motorways across the UK, I have driven under 100’s of gantries with their large electronic displays indicating the variable speed limit over each lane along with other signs that instruct drivers … Continue reading →

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White Ribbon Day – 25th NOvember

Posted on November 25, 2013 by ianchisnall

A year ago I was coming to terms with the results of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner elections, having achieved a creditable third against the two best organised and resourced political parties in Sussex. The top three candidates all promised to … Continue reading →

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SERCO and G4S – too big to be excluded?

Posted on October 26, 2013 by ianchisnall

Yesterdays breaking news that Chris Hyman, UK CEO of SERCO is to step down comes on the heels of the previous days announcement that Richard Morris is to leave G4S. Both men are leaving in response to  the corruption in the organisations … Continue reading →

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Another graph of doom

Posted on October 23, 2013 by ianchisnall

The phrase ‘graph of doom’ in local government circles was first coined by officers in East Sussex County Council in their internal discussions. It describes a graph of the increasing demand on what is known as Adult Social Care due to an ageing … Continue reading →

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A little local difficulty

Posted on September 29, 2013 by ianchisnall

According to twitter and facebook, Brighton Council and the Brighton Festival have been discussing proposals for a development in the Royal Pavilion Gardens that will bring to an end the lovely café run by David Sewell and his family. A café … Continue reading →

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Thank you for last night!

Posted on September 11, 2013 by ianchisnall

Residents in Brighton & Hove are the inheritors of many wonderful assets. Some are physical and relate to the landscape or the built environment, others are cultural and have many roots and sources. Throughout the 20th Century and into the 21st, the … Continue reading →

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