Category Archives: Education

The Blair Government invested heavily in early years education and the Cameron Government began well by promising to retain childrens centres. That has become one more piece of this Governments hyperbole at best. The truth was that Blairs reforms did not go far enough and now the ground is being moved from under our childrens feet. No stone should be left unturned as we protect the future of our next generation.

A glimmer of light at the end of the Budget tunnel

Posted on November 15, 2018 by ianchisnall

It is great news that the Government has amended its Budget on a matter that costs the Government very little and will protect many hundreds of people who have been using the fixed odds betting terminals and spending thousands of … Continue reading →

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Nick Gibb must take responsibility for his Departments policies

Posted on November 10, 2018 by ianchisnall

There is a clear need for every Government to keep a track on how well its policy changes are impacting society, so that its actions are made accountable and lessons can be learned. Many people are of the view that … Continue reading →

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The failure by this Government has led to a huge loss of human assets

Posted on November 7, 2018 by ianchisnall

A week today the All Party Parliamentary group for childcare and early education is due to hold the first two sessions of a new inquiry into the funding of early years provision across the UK as explained in this article. … Continue reading →

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A day of explosions helped by a year of engineering

Posted on November 5, 2018 by ianchisnall

Every month or week, indeed most days of the year are marked as being a time to focus on particular events or themes. Today and tonight must be one of the few anniversaries or days to mark that almost everyone … Continue reading →

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Strange communication techniques

Posted on October 30, 2018 by ianchisnall

When well-resourced and highly educated men and a woman set off from their official place of work to make a presentation to a massive audience it is understandable that they turn out smartly and make a big entrance onto the … Continue reading →

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A fascinating Speech for residents of Sussex and beyond

Posted on October 28, 2018 by ianchisnall

Every few days I check out some of the speeches from Parliament that I am alerted to because of reference to certain key words or certain people speaking. Sometimes some of the speeches act as provocation to raise concerns in … Continue reading →

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Theresa, what do you mean by listening to business?

Posted on October 18, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Monday in Parliament the MP for Hove, Peter Kyle made a short statement about the extent to which businesses are concerned about struggling post Brexit followed by a couple of questions. Although he did not mention the challenges of … Continue reading →

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Sure Start and PCCs show the need for political reform

Posted on October 10, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Monday on ‘Start the Week’ on Radio 4 the programme included Naomi Eisenstadt who spoke about the work carried out under the Labour Government between 2007-2010 on the SureStart programme, which was inspired by the American HeadStart Programme. How … Continue reading →

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Today Sussex MPs can prepare for the rest of the week

Posted on October 8, 2018 by ianchisnall

Today is a dark Monday as far as Parliament is concerned. There is no work going on publicly although no doubt behind the scenes there will be lots of activity both in terms of the maintenance of the buildings along … Continue reading →

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We need to invest in early years and youth services, not make further cuts

Posted on September 25, 2018 by ianchisnall

The news that all of the County Councils in the UK are preparing to cut a further £1bn from their combined budgets and that most of this will come out from youth and early years services is clearly a deep … Continue reading →

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