Tag Archives: Brighton & Hove

19 month hiatus?

Posted on July 20, 2015 by ianchisnall

Its great news, that Brighton & Hove Councillors have selected Geoff Raw as the interim CEO for the Council. Geoff already had an extensive brief within the Council and so in terms of holding the organisation steady, he is an … Continue reading →

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How Sussex votes were wasted

Posted on June 1, 2015 by ianchisnall

I recently joined a small but energetic group of people from Brighton & Hove and Lewes to discuss how people who were broadly speaking aligned with left wing thinking, but not narrowly focused on any one party could work together. … Continue reading →

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Courage and Integrity needed

Posted on April 18, 2015 by ianchisnall

As I have written previously, Alison McGovern the Labour spokesperson on Education and MP for Wirral South recently explained to Parliament that based on a visit to Brighton and her observation of people living on the Streets of our City, the Green Council appear to have … 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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A great night out

Posted on February 28, 2015 by ianchisnall

As one of the Street Pastors in Brighton & Hove, the monthly opportunity to go clubbing on the outside of the various clubs and pubs, attempting with very modest resources to inject some friendly and welcoming words into the evening for … Continue reading →

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The Film’s the thing

Posted on February 8, 2015 by ianchisnall

Living in Brighton, we are spoilt for choice when it comes to watching films of various types with several chain owned multiplexes across the city and the wonderful Duke of Yorks and Dukes @ Komedia to choose from. However the sense … Continue reading →

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Lets resolve these needs

Posted on February 4, 2015 by ianchisnall

According to a report in todays Independent newspaper around 280,000 people presented themselves to local Councils as needing a new home in 2013/14, which is a 10% increase on the previous year and 30% on 2009/10. That is the equivalent of a city … Continue reading →

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New Year Honour and front end of a bus

Posted on January 1, 2015 by ianchisnall

Thanks to the innovative work of Roger French, the front end of many of Brighton & Hove Buses are appended with the names of someone now deceased (there have been one or two exceptions who are still with us) who have made … Continue reading →

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Please add your voice

Posted on November 17, 2014 by ianchisnall

As part of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, the Government decided to remove a pot of money called the Discretionary Social Fund or DSF. This fund which was introduced in 1987 and distributed to Local Government across the country as … Continue reading →

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What is good for the North……

Posted on October 23, 2014 by ianchisnall

The promises of Devo-Met being made to some of the Northern Cities and the land in between may yet come to naught. We are about to elect a new Government and just as this Government has picked and chosen the … Continue reading →

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