Tag Archives: Brighton & Hove City Council

We must work hard to protect young people and children

Posted on April 27, 2021 by ianchisnall

At the end of last week a new campaign was launched by WiSE which is part of the YMCA Downslink Group that is based in Hove but which covers the whole of Sussex and into parts of Surrey. The campaign … Continue reading →

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Two broken Parliamentary barriers and a Sussex challenge

Posted on November 23, 2020 by ianchisnall

It seems as though in the last week our Government has broken through at least two barriers which have not improved their credibility or our nations leadership. Sadly, there are also a range of issues that many of us would … Continue reading →

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MPs and Councillors must all pay attention to local constituents

Posted on January 20, 2020 by ianchisnall

Although it can be frustrating to raise matters that seek to damage our nation and the people our nation is supposed to help, the reality is that every political party introduces new ideas and policies from time to time. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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80% of Sussex MPs are pushing for a Revolutionary Democracy

Posted on January 13, 2020 by ianchisnall

We seem to have reached a point in our political setting that was anticipated but which has occurred quicker than I had expected a few weeks or even days ago. I wrote a piece last week which called for our … Continue reading →

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King Alfred and other large schemes need a different approach

Posted on August 14, 2019 by ianchisnall

The commercial size of the replacement for King Alfred and the impact on our city of successful or failing contracts surely means we need to find a new way of delivering such large schemes. The news yesterday of the collapse … Continue reading →

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A new leader for our city

Posted on April 24, 2018 by ianchisnall

The story that the Labour Party in Brighton and Hove has chosen its new leader unopposed as part of its AGM is clearly good news for Dan Yates. In one sense the decision was a purely internal one, the party … Continue reading →

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The need for consistency by our Council

Posted on November 18, 2017 by ianchisnall

This news report regarding the failure by Tony Antoniades to paint a building with the right paint, which is now resulting in legal action being taken against him by Brighton & Hove Council, led to a number of comments, some of … Continue reading →

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Invest in early years education

Posted on August 25, 2016 by ianchisnall

Over the last 2 weeks the decision by the Labour led Brighton & Hove City Council to reduce the pay of early years educators in their Council run Nurseries has been the subject of several twitter debates, that I have … 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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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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