Tag Archives: Brighton & Hove

Lets stop sending innocent children to prison!

Posted on October 22, 2013 by ianchisnall

According to a report recently published by the Howard League for Penal Reform, Sussex Police detained 1564 children in custody cells overnight during 2011. Although this was a drop of 9% when compared to 2010 the number of girls detained rose from … Continue reading →

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The problem with World Food Day

Posted on October 16, 2013 by ianchisnall

68 years ago the United Nations instigated World Food Day to spread the message of unity and support in face of increasing global poverty and hunger. This event is marked across the world by organisations, such as the World Food Program, that dedicate … Continue reading →

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What Katy did on her holidays

Posted on September 30, 2013 by ianchisnall

In November 2012 electors outside of London voted for Police and Crime Commissioners to provide governance for the 41 English and Welsh Police forces. This was a new role and replaced the work of the Police Authorities, enacted the last time we had … Continue reading →

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The strange views of Iain Dale

Posted on September 26, 2013 by ianchisnall

This morning somewhere in Brighton a 51 year old man is due to attend a Sussex Police station in connection with an assault on another man on Brighton seafront. The assault took place on Tuesday morning and both men are both … Continue reading →

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When the Circus came to town

Posted on September 23, 2013 by ianchisnall

One of the privileges or perhaps frustration of living in a city like Brighton & Hove is that every few years, there will be a visit by a Political Circus, usually in the Autumn when the bigger party conferences take place. … Continue reading →

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Thank you for last night!

Posted on September 11, 2013 by ianchisnall

Residents in Brighton & Hove are the inheritors of many wonderful assets. Some are physical and relate to the landscape or the built environment, others are cultural and have many roots and sources. Throughout the 20th Century and into the 21st, the … Continue reading →

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Its on our tab

Posted on September 7, 2013 by ianchisnall

The cost of running our Parliamentary democracy is a substantial sum, according to a BBC website from 2009 which suggests that following some cost cutting the annual cost had reduced to around £500M. I could not find any more up to date … Continue reading →

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Some ideas really are too daft

Posted on August 23, 2013 by ianchisnall

According to a report in the Argus on Tuesday Brighton & Hove Council are considering ways of making a meaningful gateway between the City and the South Downs National Park. The principle is very sound. We are already fortunate enough to … Continue reading →

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The modesty of our political parties

Posted on August 18, 2013 by ianchisnall

According to this weekends Argus the number of paid up members of our political parties here in Brighton and Hove is rather smaller than some of us might have imagined. There is no reason to assume that these figures are disproportionate when … Continue reading →

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Good communication is only the start

Posted on July 26, 2013 by ianchisnall

As I wrote yesterday, the announcement via interview by the Archbishop of Canterbury that he intended to do Wonga out of business appeared to lack a certain amount of planning. After I had posted my blog I travelled to Hove Town … Continue reading →

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