Tag Archives: Brighton & Hove City Council

A hard act to follow

Posted on July 30, 2015 by ianchisnall

All of us rely on Services provided by Local Government on a daily basis, yet all too often we are unaware of the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure that as many of these services as … Continue reading →

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A lack of the Common Good

Posted on July 14, 2015 by ianchisnall

Sunday was a strange day for those of us who often vote Labour, watching the Party or at least its leadership, both locally and nationally demonstrating how it seems incapable of standing up for its own values. Nationally Harriet Harman claimed that because the Conservatives … Continue reading →

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Time for some explanations

Posted on July 9, 2015 by ianchisnall

Next week is a potentially significant one for Brighton & Hove, on 16th July the Council will announce the name of its new interim Chief Executive. This may lead to the first public announcement on the leadership of our city from the convener … Continue reading →

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The problem with devolution

Posted on July 6, 2015 by ianchisnall

A week ago the House of Commons debated a topic entitled Devolution (Local Communities) and needless to say, the Government had nothing to say on the subject that will change the lives of most of us. In large part this is … Continue reading →

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History need not repeat itself

Posted on June 27, 2015 by ianchisnall

Today for the first time for over 3 years, Brighton & Hove City Council is without a permanent Chief Executive. Our month old Council has announced they intend to recruit a new CEO so any prospect of managing without one or of … Continue reading →

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Political blindspots

Posted on April 16, 2015 by ianchisnall

A few weeks ago I wrote about comments made by Labour front bencher Alison McGovern in a parliamentary debate on the budget. After an intervention by Caroline Lucas, Ms McGovern used her Parliamentary Privilege to criticise Brighton & Hove Council for their failure to … Continue reading →

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A vital onslaught

Posted on April 12, 2015 by ianchisnall

The city of Brighton & Hove is familiar with the experience of traffic gridlock caused by one event or other taking place on one of the Sundays in the year. Depending on ones point of view some of the events … Continue reading →

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Equalities legislation is vital

Posted on March 13, 2015 by ianchisnall

As Nigel Farage twists in the wind attempting to explain his own views about racial or nationalist equality it is vital for the rest of us to continue to focus on all of the areas included within the 2010 equality act. The company … Continue reading →

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A great result for Saltdean

Posted on October 28, 2014 by ianchisnall

The news that one of the Governments funding streams has allocated £440,000 for the Social Enterprise set up to run the Lido in Saltdean is a great boost to all of the residents of Saltdean as well as those of … Continue reading →

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The cost of creativity

Posted on September 24, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday I attended a meeting which involved a number of representatives from the public sector, some business leaders and others from the voluntary and community sector. One of the matters we discussed was the need to find new ways of … Continue reading →

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