Tag Archives: Government

We all make mistakes

Posted on March 3, 2014 by ianchisnall

The news that a Government has made a mistake should not shock us. All of us make mistakes and as the adage goes “If we do don’t make mistakes, we won’t make anything” Of course making mistakes should not become … Continue reading →

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Flags and things

Posted on March 1, 2014 by ianchisnall

Have a great St Davids day wherever you are and whatever your roots. The preparations for a Welsh weekend on Radio 4 appeared to begin on Gardeners Question Time with a question about a Leek that was growing at right angles, … Continue reading →

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24hrs in the World of Politics

Posted on February 28, 2014 by ianchisnall

We are half way through a very strange day for Party Politics from my vantage point. A day that doesn’t appear to show Party Politicians in their best light, although I admit as I wrote yesterday, I am no fan of Party Politics. Over the … Continue reading →

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Send in the engineers?

Posted on February 20, 2014 by ianchisnall

In the last few days the tension between religious leaders and the Government has peaked over welfare reforms. The immediate catalyst for this was an interview in the Daily Telegraph last week with Archbishop Vincent Nichols in anticipation of his … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain, Westminster style

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ianchisnall

Mark Twain is reputed to have said that  everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it. When the rain has stopped and the surface water has left the Somerset Levels, one of the issues that MPs will … Continue reading →

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Lines on a map

Posted on January 22, 2014 by ianchisnall

A challenge for many organisations, is that of geographical boundaries. No sooner has a line been drawn on a map than the grass on the other side of the line can look very green. Alternatively the issues which the organisations want to … 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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Two sides to an inspiring story

Posted on January 3, 2014 by ianchisnall

The majority of the 163,000 charities in England and Wales are small organisations and very local in terms of their field of operations. According to the Charity Commission website 75% of charities have an income that is less than £100,000 and whilst … Continue reading →

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The real cost of Party Politics

Posted on December 31, 2013 by ianchisnall

I wrote previously on the official cost of party politics to our nation through the official funding that is provided from the so called public purse. The annual amount of £7M as divulged on 18th December by Lord Marland is not one … Continue reading →

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More measurement is needed

Posted on December 30, 2013 by ianchisnall

The stereotypical view of business is that they despise red tape, almost more than the Government which tends to dislike the red tape that others have imposed (either previous Governments or the EU), preferring their own much free-er restrictions and … Continue reading →

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