Tag Archives: David Cameron

Baby knows best!

Posted on December 16, 2011 by ianchisnall

This week 60 young residents of Brighton and their mothers took a stand in Brighton and due to the wonder of twitter and facebook, the nations media paid attention. The Breast Feeding flash mob was not the most important event … Continue reading →

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Does Dave have Apartheid amnesia?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by ianchisnall

During Prime Ministers Questions on Wednesday Sam Gyimah, MP for East Surrey asked David Cameron if he agreed ‘that if we are to tear down the apartheid in the education system, for which he argued a few weeks ago, not only should well-performing private … Continue reading →

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How much is rotten in the state of Westminster

Posted on October 13, 2011 by ianchisnall

In May 2010 it was clear that the new cabinet arrived in Whitehall with almost no knowledge of its processes and even less sympathy with existing programmes and initiatives. Any new management is bound to want to make changes and the perceived … Continue reading →

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Can we really call ourselves civilised?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by ianchisnall

There is an old adage which states that the mark of a civilised society is how well it looks after its most vulnerable citizens. In recent weeks there have been a number of debates, decisions or studies that suggest that we need … Continue reading →

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A right old Eton’s mess

Posted on September 11, 2011 by ianchisnall

It has been widely reported that David Cameron and Michael Gove have, in the last few days held a meeting with headteachers from a number of prestigious public schools including the PM’s almer mater (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14859876). The meeting with this already well-connected and privileged part of the education sector was … Continue reading →

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Can we let the public Decide?

Posted on August 17, 2011 by ianchisnall

A great deal of attention is apparently being paid to the views and feelings of the British public in the court sentences being meted out to those involved in this months riots. During Tuesday evenings Newsnight on BBC2, two MPs spoke to justify taking public opinion into account and … Continue reading →

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The last 10 days have been a difficult time for many of us in a number of ways. Not everyone has the certainty of a regular holiday, so sympathy for Boris and Dave who under some duress (particularly on the part of the … Continue reading →

Posted on August 14, 2011 by ianchisnall | 2 Comments

A Policemans lot is not a happy one!

Posted on August 13, 2011 by ianchisnall

This years Centenary of the death of WS Gilbert commemorates the man who wrote these words as part of his Operetta, Pirates of Penzance ‘Our feelings we with difficulty smother, when Constabulary duty’s to be done, Ah, take one consideration with another, a policeman’s lot is not … Continue reading →

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The compromise in British Policing

Posted on July 18, 2011 by ianchisnall

It seems clear that one of the reasons why Neil Wallis was appointed as advisor to the Metropolitan Police was that he was close to Andy Coulson who was then Advisor to David Cameron and seemed destined to move with … Continue reading →

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