Category Archives: Policing

A day out in Belgium

Posted on June 24, 2015 by ianchisnall

Last week I travelled on the Chunnel to France and then onto Belgium. With two work colleagues we visited a small town called Izegem to sign a deal with a local Company and I can report that as a result, … Continue reading →

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Men of power speaking in ignorance

Posted on June 14, 2015 by ianchisnall

We are still early into a new Parliament and MPs who had previously been obliged to operate within a much more constrained or disciplined environment, under pressure to pay attention to the priorities and preferences of their coalition partners have suddenly … Continue reading →

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The need for face to face assessments

Posted on June 8, 2015 by ianchisnall

Police forces and other public services across the nation are all working intensively to find ways of meeting the needs of the communities they are intended to serve, in the most efficient manner. The pressure to save more money following several years … Continue reading →

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That debate and transforming rehabilitation

Posted on March 27, 2015 by ianchisnall

Apart from the radio excerpts I have yet to watch or listen to the interviews with Paxman and Burley and their two studio guests. Its not that I personally lack interest in watching Miliband and Cameron, but unfortunately I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Describing the Public Sector

Posted on March 25, 2015 by ianchisnall

The activities of Government is a phrase that could be used to describe the setting of budgets to protect vulnerable people, the taking of bribes for asking questions in Parliament or to agree a planning decision, the lighting of street lamps, emptying … Continue reading →

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Party planning

Posted on March 24, 2015 by ianchisnall

The decision by the Home Secretary to change the funding formulae for policing political conferences will have a negative impact on Sussex Police as it will on all Police forces in areas where our Political Parties hold their occasional set piece … Continue reading →

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Dear Alison McGovern

Posted on March 21, 2015 by ianchisnall

I note from Hansard that on Wednesday you spoke up in Parliament as part of the debate on the budget as did my own MP, Caroline Lucas. Hansard lists your role as shadow Education Minister this suggests you are one of … Continue reading →

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The On-Duty Off-Duty conundrum and Gagging

Posted on March 10, 2015 by ianchisnall

These two Politicians make significant decisions on  behalf of all 1.5M residents in Sussex when it comes to matters of Crime Reduction and Policing. They spend large sums of public money to achieve this end and that gives them great power and influence. However … Continue reading →

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Defence-gate

Posted on November 26, 2014 by ianchisnall

The news this evening from the High Court libel action involving Andrew Mitchell is that today his barrister, James Price QC argued that Mr Mitchell’s consistency about what happened on that day was “powerful evidence” in his favour, backed by many unchallenged statements … Continue reading →

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Those that go down to the sea …

Posted on November 10, 2014 by ianchisnall

The search for a yachtsmen off the Sussex coast last night, sparked by an empty yacht which drifted into Brighton Marina has resumed again this morning. It is an activity which is affecting the family of the yachtsman and his or … Continue reading →

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