Category Archives: Lobbying Bill

How do they keep a straight face?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by ianchisnall

It is understandable that most large organisations have some inconsistencies in the way in which they express themselves and at times even demonstrate conflicting actions. I recall from a period of heavy snowfall a few years ago a story about two … Continue reading →

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Small Government has arrived at last

Posted on July 19, 2014 by ianchisnall

My apologies to all those who glance over my blog on a regular basis. In the last week I have written several blogs on the same theme and I appreciate that is not a subject that concerns all of us. However … Continue reading →

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The problem with mass movements

Posted on June 22, 2014 by ianchisnall

I have spent the weekend away from home and therefore missed TV and Radio in its usual format and with the exception of yesterdays newspapers, twitter has been my main source of news. The austerity rally in London which attracted 50,000 … Continue reading →

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Dear Conor and friends

Posted on June 14, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday I wrote about the rather sorry tale of an MP complaining to the Charity Commission about the work of a charity, on the grounds that it was behaving too politically. This is of course in the context of a … Continue reading →

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Growing signs of incompetence

Posted on April 15, 2014 by ianchisnall

A small number of our Political Representatives have over claimed public money in the form of their expenses or allowances. There are also rumours of small numbers of people whose behaviour at work and within public buildings has been totally inappropriate to say the least. … Continue reading →

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Dear Sajid

Posted on April 9, 2014 by ianchisnall

Congratulations on your new promotion, you must be thrilled. Whilst you will have plenty of ideas of your own for your new role, I wondered if I could add a suggestion for your early attention. The news that you have … Continue reading →

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A trend is emerging

Posted on March 22, 2014 by ianchisnall

This Government has already made a number of significant changes to the workings of our Criminal Justice System and the role of organisations, currently outside of the Political domain such as charities to engage in debate during the process of elections. … Continue reading →

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How our laws are made

Posted on March 15, 2014 by ianchisnall

The Lobbying Bill received Royal Assent in early February after the House of Commons voted for it to pass into Law. This law has been highly criticised for its lack of due process and yesterday further evidence for this emerged … Continue reading →

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We all make mistakes

Posted on March 3, 2014 by ianchisnall

The news that a Government has made a mistake should not shock us. All of us make mistakes and as the adage goes “If we do don’t make mistakes, we won’t make anything” Of course making mistakes should not become … Continue reading →

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An inadequate recall

Posted on February 15, 2014 by ianchisnall

The Government announced this week that it was going to renege on yet another promise. This promise that was written into the coalition agreement was to introduce a Bill in the life of the Government to provide local electors with a mechanism for … Continue reading →

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