Tag Archives: Becky Shaw

West Sussex has strongly improved children’s services


On Sunday this article was published in the Children and Young People Now magazine online, written by Nina Jacobs. It was focused on the call back in late 2019 for the “Plans to hand over control of children’s services in … Continue reading

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Sussex #InternationalWomensDay a few senior Women I know


Today is International Women’s Day which is celebrated in many countries and is an opportunity for all of us to acknowledge the huge achievements which women have made in our area. The UN website states it is a rallying point … Continue reading

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Sussex MPs need to learn from the Manchester mistakes


This letter is directed at the nine Conservative Greater Manchester MPs who have recently written publicly to Matthew Hancock in an attempt to criticise Andy Burnham. They appear to have ignored that the call for the whole of Manchester to … Continue reading

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Equality and Diversity in Sussex – there are some recent positives!


Over the last few weeks there have been many events that have brought equality and diversity to the top of many people’s priority lists. Inevitably for some people this is no difference to their ongoing challenges, but in terms of … Continue reading

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Working with the voluntary sector


It is not uncommon for politicians to make speeches applauding the good work of the voluntary and community sector. However translating the warm words that they utter into tangible change is not quite so easy. In the review of childrens … Continue reading

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