Tag Archives: Gagging Bill

Charity Commission obeyed Parliament and blocked free speech

Posted on May 22, 2018 by ianchisnall

Last Thursday a fascinating debate took place in Parliament which on the face of it involved both Lords and MPs although the only people who spoke were MPs and the irony of their frustration towards the Charity Commission was lost … Continue reading →

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The real lobbying problem

Posted on May 7, 2016 by ianchisnall

This Government and its predecessor has shown itself to be completely incapable of dealing in a meaningful way with lobbying, despite David Cameron stating in 2010 before the coalition was formed “Now we all know that expenses has dominated politics for … Continue reading →

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Four days in April

Posted on April 24, 2016 by ianchisnall

It is unlikely that more than a few hundred people in the UK have heard of or met Maina Kiai, however he has just undertaken a 4 day visit and the conclusions he has come to as a result of his … Continue reading →

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To publish and not be damned

Posted on June 11, 2015 by ianchisnall

In the debate on the European referendum one of the contributions from Philip Hammond suggested that he was creating a special form of public statement that will be limited to Government Ministers when using twitter and other forms of social … Continue reading →

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Make up your mind Norman

Posted on April 22, 2015 by ianchisnall

To find arguments and frustrations about the dreadful lobbying Bill which the coalition introduced just over a year ago, you might do worse than search for references on this blog. However with 42 blogs written on the topic to date … Continue reading →

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The On-Duty Off-Duty conundrum and Gagging

Posted on March 10, 2015 by ianchisnall

These two Politicians make significant decisions on  behalf of all 1.5M residents in Sussex when it comes to matters of Crime Reduction and Policing. They spend large sums of public money to achieve this end and that gives them great power and influence. However … 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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What do we mean by lobbying

Posted on January 4, 2014 by ianchisnall

The gagging Bill has be through all of its stages in the House of Commons and is now 80% of the way through the Lords. Although many opportunities have been lost to improve the legislation, largely through ignorance or arrogance in the Government and the … Continue reading →

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4 weeks and counting

Posted on November 15, 2013 by ianchisnall

Two weeks ago the Government and the House of Lords struck a deal to delay the ‘Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill 2013-14’ in order to allow Ministers to “consult widely all of the interested parties, members of … Continue reading →

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The Inconsistency of Parliament

Posted on October 28, 2013 by ianchisnall

The failure by three Police Officers to give a fair, just and reasonable account of a meeting with Andrew Mitchell has cost all of us a great deal of money, let alone the deep reputational damage done to Policing. The Home … Continue reading →

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