Tag Archives: East Sussex County Council

Working with the voluntary sector

Posted on August 9, 2016 by ianchisnall

It is not uncommon for politicians to make speeches applauding the good work of the voluntary and community sector. However translating the warm words that they utter into tangible change is not quite so easy. In the review of childrens … Continue reading →

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The referendum we all deserve

Posted on April 17, 2016 by ianchisnall

As Politicians line up to appear on our TV screens to explain how we should vote on 23rd June to satisfy their view of the world or at least of Europe, there are other decisions being taken about parts of our nation which … Continue reading →

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Southern Powerhouse?

Posted on February 27, 2016 by ianchisnall

Once again as I glanced over social media this morning, the questions about the Northern Powerhouse (or in the case of this image – devolution for the West Midlands) and its viability are being debated. There are major challenges for … Continue reading →

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The problem with memory

Posted on January 18, 2016 by ianchisnall

Why English Language lessons are nothing new, and this Government cancelled the previous approach Continue reading →

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Public servants that need to cooperate

Posted on October 10, 2015 by ianchisnall

In all walks of life the adage that one can choose one’s friends has resonance with our wider behaviour. The people who congregate for cigarettes or who socialise together outside of work do so in part because they enjoy one … Continue reading →

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Innocent children deserve better

Posted on January 17, 2014 by ianchisnall

We are letting down significant numbers of young people each year according to Assistant Chief Constable Dawn Copley of Greater Manchester Police. She was speaking in to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Children according to this news report when she … Continue reading →

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Another graph of doom

Posted on October 23, 2013 by ianchisnall

The phrase ‘graph of doom’ in local government circles was first coined by officers in East Sussex County Council in their internal discussions. It describes a graph of the increasing demand on what is known as Adult Social Care due to an ageing … Continue reading →

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Job creation and foodbanks

Posted on October 6, 2013 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday I attended a meeting in Brighton organised by the Food Partnership to bring together the many foodbanks in our small city. It was the second such meeting and in the 3-4 months since we first met at least … Continue reading →

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One Chris does not make a Summer

Posted on June 18, 2013 by ianchisnall

Last weeks news that Chris White, the Conservative MP for Warwick and Leamington MP has been appointed as the government’s first social value ambassador is good for the country as a whole and the voluntary and community sector in particular. Social Value is a … Continue reading →

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