Tag Archives: Garden Bridge

We need some consistency across the public sector

Posted on October 3, 2019 by ianchisnall

The news that today Priti Patel will be calling on the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services to review how the Metropolitan Police handled the £2.5m Operation Midland, which probed claims of a VIP abuse ring but … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Safety, Parliament and Democracy, Policing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Baroness Stowell must go further in her comments about charities

Posted on June 5, 2019 by ianchisnall

A few days ago Baroness Tina Stowell who was previously a member of the Tory Party and who resigned from the party when they appointed her as Chairman of the Charity Commission (which was a good response) made a speech … Continue reading →

Posted in Charities, Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Where is the fault, Charity, Funders or Charity Commission?

Posted on April 23, 2019 by ianchisnall

According to the latest Charity Commission press release published on 9th April “Garden Bridge project was a ‘failure for charity’ that risks undermining public trust”. The truth is that one can point in at least four directions as the source … Continue reading →

Posted in Charities, Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Surely this use of language justifies a legal investigation

Posted on March 14, 2019 by ianchisnall

When Boris claimed on LBC radio that £60m of public money had been ejaculated up a wall by the Police service investigating historic child abuse cases he surely crossed some sort of line. Had he crossed it in private he … Continue reading →

Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Policing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Bridge(s) of London City

Posted on January 13, 2017 by ianchisnall

The whole concept of a Garden Bridge over the River Thames seemed a modern folly from the very start. Whilst it would have been a visually stunning monument, to those who wanted to establish it, primarily Joanna Lumley, the idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Charities, Economics, Housing, Parliament and Democracy | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment