Tag Archives: Charities

I say engagement, you say Lobbying!

Posted on October 19, 2013 by ianchisnall

We are more than half way through the development of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill 2013-14 with the third reading in the House of Commons having taken place on the 9th October. The stages … Continue reading →

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Can charities solve new problems?

Posted on October 9, 2013 by ianchisnall

I wrote last week on the disastrous approach by Bournemouth Borough Council in trying to operate some of their museums and open spaces through three charitable structures. As a result of this decision and the lack of experience by the Borough Council in … Continue reading →

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We must work together, its in all our interest

Posted on October 5, 2013 by ianchisnall

Whilst stereotypes are often unhelpful and misleading, they are usually based to some extent on truth. The idea that local government tends towards bureaucratic tidiness has been disproven on many occasions, but nevertheless the need for Councils to exhibit good governance prevails. … Continue reading →

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Do you have a broken wing?

Posted on October 4, 2013 by ianchisnall

“Without collaboration charities aren’t going to grow to scale, and aren’t going to win contracts,” “Unless you incentivise people to work together they will flap round uselessly like a bird with a broken wing.” “At the moment there are too many … Continue reading →

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The man is bunkers

Posted on September 13, 2013 by ianchisnall

The charitable sector in England and Wales is a large and complex group of organisations. According to the charity commission which acts as the regulator for the sector there are a total of 163,000 charities with a combined income of nearly 61Bn. … Continue reading →

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Lobbying by another name?

Posted on September 4, 2013 by ianchisnall

Yesterday the House of Commons held a debate about lobbying in an attempt to make the process more transparent and accountable. This mornings blog offers an example of how difficult it will be for the Government to carry through on these proposals … Continue reading →

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How not to run a charity

Posted on September 2, 2013 by ianchisnall

The charitable sector is generally held in high regard by the population at large, but it is not perfect and there are some examples of charities and their Trustees acting in a manner that is in conflict with all reasonable … Continue reading →

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‘Profound shock’ has been delayed for over 6 years

Posted on August 27, 2013 by ianchisnall

According to this BBC News report and our weekend papers Theresa May is to introduce a new piece of legislation during the current session of Parliament which will provide tougher sanctions to tackle modern-day slavery in the UK. This news is … Continue reading →

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Food for thought

Posted on August 12, 2013 by ianchisnall

Food waste will always be with us, to misquote the Bible unless all 63M of us are prepared to return to subsistence living, growing our own food and keeping chickens or pigs to eat all of our peelings and other inedible parts … Continue reading →

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A Diversion from Reality

Posted on July 27, 2013 by ianchisnall

Yesterday Matthew Hancock MP who is a Minister in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Nigel Farage MEP got into a bit of a scuffle over employment rights as the BBC reported here. The comments relate to the importance of … Continue reading →

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