Tag Archives: Home Office

The Home Office must resolve football policing arrangements

Posted on June 7, 2019 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday a very short debate took place in the House of Commons under the title “Cost of Policing Football” which was convened by Gill Furniss who is the Labour MP for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough and also is the … Continue reading →

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The Government risks crushing a charity

Posted on March 26, 2019 by ianchisnall

When Governments dispense sums of money that are intended for the benefit of the public they are often incapable of getting the details right. A classic case being the way in which Chris Grayling handled the ferry crisis by commissioning … Continue reading →

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Sajid, it is time to close down The Home Office

Posted on October 29, 2018 by ianchisnall

The people and organisations within our society that have recognisable high levels of power and authority should act in a highly responsible manner. If they do not, then the risk of society as a whole being severely impacted and even … Continue reading →

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Extra funds are needed for Sussex Police

Posted on April 10, 2018 by ianchisnall

In the last few days, every household in Sussex received a leaflet which explains about the level of the Police precept which is due to be collected through the Council Tax starting this month. The leaflet was written by Katy … Continue reading →

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The Home Office needs to be challenged

Posted on March 13, 2018 by ianchisnall

Every few months I hear a story about someone who the Home Office is about to deport despite the fact that they are making or have made a huge contribution to society. Sometimes the story emerges of a person I … Continue reading →

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Blue lights are not the whole picture

Posted on February 28, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Monday in the House of Commons, Patrick McLoughlin MP asked a question during the session with the Home Secretary. His question was: “What progress is being made in bringing together the work of the police service and the fire … Continue reading →

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The multiple failures by the Home Office

Posted on November 28, 2017 by ianchisnall

Whenever the Government is challenged over its cuts to police budgets it regularly points at reduced levels of crime in our communities. It is certainly true that some levels of crime have fallen, however crime has not gone away as … Continue reading →

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How much longer must we wait for justice?

Posted on October 22, 2017 by ianchisnall

According to William Penn 1644-1713 “to delay Justice is Injustice”. Whilst this statement is usually applied to the plight of individuals, the injustice at the heart of our Government was demonstrated on Tuesday in the House of Commons when Liz … Continue reading →

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Home Office must publish out of respect

Posted on June 4, 2017 by ianchisnall

Late last night and this morning some people involved in the use of social media have been proposing various courses of action following the attack by the three men on London Bridge and at Borough Market. It is far to … Continue reading →

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Easy cases expose appallingly bad laws

Posted on February 27, 2017 by ianchisnall

The extent to which most of us can claim this Island as our own or at least its heritage as something we share is extremely limited. One of the programmes my family enjoys watching is Who Do You Think You … Continue reading →

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