Category Archives: Justice Issues

A Government of Double Standards!

Posted on February 17, 2018 by ianchisnall

When things go wrong in organisations or at events, the way in which this Government responds seems to depend on who is at fault. When Jacob Rees-Mogg attended a meeting at the University of the West of England on 2nd … Continue reading →

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Will the response to Oxfam set a bar for business and politics?

Posted on February 11, 2018 by ianchisnall

One of the elements of the story that has blown up over the last few days is the response from No 10 and other political power bases regarding the support from our Government towards a charity which employed a small … Continue reading →

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A disturbing post on facebook

Posted on February 9, 2018 by ianchisnall

The image shown here of a police officer appearing to support a political comment is deeply worrying, bearing in mind that Police Officers are not allowed to get involved in party political matters. There is no indication that the photo … Continue reading →

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The multiple failures by the Home Office

Posted on November 28, 2017 by ianchisnall

Whenever the Government is challenged over its cuts to police budgets it regularly points at reduced levels of crime in our communities. It is certainly true that some levels of crime have fallen, however crime has not gone away as … Continue reading →

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G4S must be barred and Oakhill closed!

Posted on November 22, 2017 by ianchisnall

The tweet shown here from Frances Crook draws to attention the fact that it appears that despite their statements earlier in the year, G4S remains ‘in control’ of a number of ‘Secure Training Centres’ including the Milton Keynes based Oakhill … Continue reading →

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A changed attitude towards local taxes

Posted on November 21, 2017 by ianchisnall

There was a time when the Conservative led Government under the watchful eye of Eric Pickles promised us all that local taxation would be frozen and they criticised all the local authorities that sought to increase taxes and they penalised … Continue reading →

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Lets make a real difference in Sussex

Posted on October 30, 2017 by ianchisnall

The following piece appears in this mornings Argus: This coming weekend sees two events taking place here in Sussex that are both an attempt to change the way in which elements of our society operates and to dramatically improve the … Continue reading →

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Time to re-open Childrens Centres?

Posted on October 25, 2017 by ianchisnall

At the end of the tenure of the Labour Government in 2010 there were 3,631 childrens centres across the UK. By April 2017 that number had dropped by a dramatic 1,240 according to this article in the Guardian. The benefit … Continue reading →

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How much longer must we wait for justice?

Posted on October 22, 2017 by ianchisnall

According to William Penn 1644-1713 “to delay Justice is Injustice”. Whilst this statement is usually applied to the plight of individuals, the injustice at the heart of our Government was demonstrated on Tuesday in the House of Commons when Liz … Continue reading →

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Huw, please sort out the UC helpline

Posted on October 16, 2017 by ianchisnall

The cost to all of us, everytime someone gets on the phone to raise a concern or request information from a public sector body is huge. This relates to all agencies, irrespective of the name on the door of the … Continue reading →

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