Category Archives: Education

A great online source for Sussex residents aged 13-25

Posted on May 21, 2020 by ianchisnall

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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Can we ask all Governments to permanently maintain listening mode?

Posted on May 20, 2020 by ianchisnall

This morning on the Radio it was announced that Robert Buckland had announced that in the light of the reactions from a range of Councils and Teachers that the Government was going to set out in listening mode over the … Continue reading →

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How Politicians and Journalists should correct their mistakes

Posted on May 16, 2020 by ianchisnall

As I wrote yesterday, all journalists get things wrong some of the time because like the rest of us, they are all human and we all make mistakes. Of course just like Politicians and unlike most people, they have teams … Continue reading →

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Journalists clearly need to work very hard – they can make mistakes

Posted on May 15, 2020 by ianchisnall

This morning I read a couple of posts on Facebook that both set out clear and reasonable concerns regarding the work of journalists and their comments in broadcasts or published in printed settings. Just like Politicians the claims and arguments … Continue reading →

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Comments by Sussex MPs and a Government reaction to NHS workers

Posted on May 11, 2020 by ianchisnall

It seems important now that Parliament is assembling each week, albeit for much shorter hours and with very small numbers of MPs that we pay attention to what our local MPs do say and that we try to pass over … Continue reading →

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Nick Gibb and Marcus Fysh promote hypocrisy on behalf of their Government

Posted on March 13, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday a Parliamentary debate took place that could have been very positive given it was about involving young people in politics, but sadly it began very negatively and by the time Nick Gibb got up to speak on behalf … Continue reading →

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Gillian, please improve the education funding for 16-19 year olds!

Posted on March 10, 2020 by ianchisnall

Last week Gillian Keegan was asked questions regarding the funding for 16-19 year olds. Her response on 4th March was accurate but not very persuasive. As I wrote in yesterdays blog and in the Argus column she stated “We will … Continue reading →

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Parliament offers opportunities for collaboration as well as conflict

Posted on March 9, 2020 by ianchisnall

Observing Politicians in the Houses of Parliament is something I find fascinating although most of the time, what gets said is much closer to conflict than collaboration. However occasionally a few words emerge that are based on collaboration that goes … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 5, 2020 by ianchisnall

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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This sort of response is totally un-credible Mims – you need to get the data!

Posted on February 29, 2020 by ianchisnall

The company I work for is on the small size which means that out of 13 people who work together, one of my colleagues and myself are the most likely to answer the phone. We regularly get calls from agencies … Continue reading →

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