Category Archives: Housing

A New Year recommendation

Posted on December 29, 2016 by ianchisnall

One of the best bloggers that I read regularly is my friend Andy Winter, CEO of Brighton Housing Trust whose latest blog posted yesterday on the Government announcement of £1.25M for Brighton and Hove to ‘to prevent homelessness in the first … Continue reading →

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We need to show compassion

Posted on December 16, 2016 by ianchisnall

Lawand Hamadamin is a deaf six year old Iraqui boy who with his family was admitted to the UK from a refugee camp in Dunkirk. Lawand was born profoundly deaf, and due to problems with his cochlear implant following his … Continue reading →

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Lets have no more ghettos

Posted on November 14, 2016 by ianchisnall

The news in last weeks Argus newspaper from a development being built in Davigdor Road by Crest Nicholson of 47 dwellings, that they can no longer provide affordable accommodation on the site is clearly a major set back. However being … Continue reading →

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We need to promote good practice

Posted on October 31, 2016 by ianchisnall

As a result of the media excitement  following last weeks announcement on the third runway at Heathrow and potentially one less Conservative MP, publicity of an independent review into the construction labour market by Mark Farmer, CEO of a construction … Continue reading →

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A Southern Powerhouse?

Posted on September 20, 2016 by ianchisnall

The news that George Osborne is to remain as a backbench MP whilst focusing on his new role as chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership is good news for my birth city of Liverpool. The Northern Powerhouse Partnership appears to … Continue reading →

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Something that should trouble all of us

Posted on August 15, 2016 by ianchisnall

The news that the Government has suppressed a report that shows one of their flagship schemes has been ineffective is not a shock. Sadly that sort of things happens all too often and Governments appear to believe that they are … Continue reading →

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Lets have some honesty

Posted on August 3, 2016 by ianchisnall

Yesterday on Radio 4 ‘You and Yours’ presented by Louise Minchin focused on the housing shortage, triggered by the news earlier in the day that home ownership was at a 30 year low. Towards the end of the programme Louise … Continue reading →

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