Category Archives: Journalism

Silence is hard to achieve

Posted on March 24, 2017 by ianchisnall

The last few hours since the terrible attack on Westminster have seen a wide range of responses from people some of which are almost as appalling as the attack itself. Two public responses that have stood out came from Simon … Continue reading →

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Donald needs a Claudia

Posted on February 25, 2017 by ianchisnall

Its a sad indication of how impoverished my political education is, that I ‘know’ more about the workings of the West Wing of the White House through the TV programme of the same name than from any other source. In … Continue reading →

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Another hard days night

Posted on November 20, 2016 by ianchisnall

The image shown here was taken by Eddie Mitchell @brightonsnapper who was out working last night during storm Angus. However as much as his photograph shows his dedication  to his art, the real dedication was that shown by Fire Officers … Continue reading →

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The need for order

Posted on September 14, 2016 by ianchisnall

The news that Theresa May has demanded that Rona Fairhead apply for the role of Chairman of the new governing body of the BBC after David Cameron had already selected her for the post and announced her appointment raises all sorts … Continue reading →

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The G20 needs peacemakers

Posted on September 7, 2016 by ianchisnall

The images and sounds of Theresa May in Hangzhou over the last few days as she attended her first G20 summit as Prime Minister has been a reminder of how few women get the chance to speak at that level … Continue reading →

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Price vs Value for our children

Posted on August 13, 2016 by ianchisnall

This week a local newspaper  carried a piece on the pay levels for workers in local authority run childrens centres and nurseries. Councillor, Tom Bewick is quoted as saying “The current workforce is very expensive when compared to the private sector. We … Continue reading →

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A geography of ignorance

Posted on August 8, 2016 by ianchisnall

Today the Independent online newspaper has published a story with a headline and some of the text that suggests that those of us in the South are enjoying an excessive level of expenditure on our transport infrastructure when compared to … Continue reading →

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We have been misled

Posted on July 9, 2016 by ianchisnall

My blog today has been amended to reflect the turn of events that have been revealed over the last 12 hours on social media. Once a week my daily blog is published as an opinion piece in the Argus newspaper … Continue reading →

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The T word

Posted on April 15, 2016 by ianchisnall

In the furore over a single man and his girlfriend, the idea that John Whittingdale was in a position to determine alone what line the Government took on the post Levenson decisions has never once been challenged by anyone within … Continue reading →

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And now for the news

Posted on February 8, 2016 by ianchisnall

We appear to be spending a lot of broadcast time listening to tired old arguments from well heard advocates for well defined arguments over the issue of the moment, the EU referendum. David Cameron who for a long time has been arguing … Continue reading →

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