Tag Archives: Conservative Party

What sort of interviews do we need?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by ianchisnall

After two recent interviews which have been uncomfortable for Natalie Bennett and the Green Party, it seems inevitable that she and the party will do a great deal to avoid similar results again. However as those on the receiving end … Continue reading →

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A tale of 3 campaigns

Posted on February 14, 2015 by ianchisnall

In the last week, thanks to social media and email, I have seen three classic examples of how distant from the electorate our Party Political hopefuls really are when it comes to their public communications: Labour – late yesterday afternoon I received an … Continue reading →

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The cost of being Liked

Posted on February 7, 2015 by ianchisnall

The stakes could not be higher. The Parties that form the next Government have the potential to attract substantial sums from funders for the next election and senior party representatives will be appointed to high office giving them well paid jobs, positions … Continue reading →

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We should express our outrage

Posted on January 25, 2015 by ianchisnall

There is a rather murky story in this mornings newspapers regarding Amjad Bashir who was until last week the communities spokesperson for UKIP and is now apparently a member of the Conservative Party. His change of party is apparently so important that he … Continue reading →

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Wind Power ‘more resilient than fossil fuels’

Posted on January 22, 2015 by ianchisnall

As we approach the General Election we are faced with choices on a number of different fronts all at once. This is the point at which we are sold the biggest lie in our democracy. Every 5 years politicians bundle … Continue reading →

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From one degree of chaos to another

Posted on January 19, 2015 by ianchisnall

The news from Brighton & Hove City Council that the Green Party have not been able to set a budget is disappointing, but hardly a shock. This sort of outcome has been threatened for the last 3 years if my … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow is really important

Posted on January 16, 2015 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday I wrote about the plans for tomorrows Disabled Access Day. My blog was read by only a small number of people. Yesterday I wrote a provocative piece following a series of attacks on charities by the Conservative Party in … Continue reading →

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Are the Tories hellbent on destroying Charities?

Posted on January 15, 2015 by ianchisnall

There is a truism that it is much easier to defend oneself from a major onslaught than it is from a drip drip drip undermining of value and credibility. An onslaught is often recognised by others as taking place and … Continue reading →

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Its make your mind up time!

Posted on January 9, 2015 by ianchisnall

As we read about the tussle over the ‘Leaders Debates’ it would be useful to recap how we got here. In the 16th Century Political Parties were created to allow individual MPs to work together to challenge the King. At … Continue reading →

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Out of touch

Posted on December 23, 2014 by ianchisnall

I have written several blogs about the decision by the coalition Government to gag charities in the period prior to General Elections through the Lobbying Act. I have spoken to others involved in the charitable sector whose concerns echo my own and perhaps unsurprisingly a number … Continue reading →

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