Tag Archives: Nadhim Zahawi

Nadhim blames other people when he should accept responsibility

Posted on July 21, 2019 by ianchisnall

As this article explains, Nadhim Zahawi was interviewed on Newsnight on Wednesday following an investigation by the programme into the placement of young people over the age of 16 into homes outside of the area from which they had originated. … Continue reading →

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Parliamentary incompetence goes beyond Boris’s campaign

Posted on July 13, 2019 by ianchisnall

When considering the performance of our Government at the moment it is hard to look beyond the poor quality interviews and debate that Boris and Jeremy are taking part in. However this statement by Nadhim Zahawi proves that we need … Continue reading →

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The Youth Charter will fail without sufficient funding!

Posted on April 14, 2019 by ianchisnall

The announcement on Thursday of a new Youth Charter by the Minister for Sport and Civil Society, Mims Davies sounds very positive “This is an important commitment to a generation for a generation. The Youth Charter will be a clear … Continue reading →

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Is Zahawi incompetent or arrogant? or both?

Posted on April 2, 2019 by ianchisnall

Congratulations to the fifty charities and social work experts who have been campaigning to get a damaging Government document withdrawn from circulation since it was published, mid way through 2018. In the end they managed to do so as explained … Continue reading →

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We need to invest in early years and youth services, not make further cuts

Posted on September 25, 2018 by ianchisnall

The news that all of the County Councils in the UK are preparing to cut a further £1bn from their combined budgets and that most of this will come out from youth and early years services is clearly a deep … Continue reading →

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Lets invest in families in need

Posted on July 24, 2018 by ianchisnall

According to this article, this man believes that providing more funds to local authorities that are already struggling will not help them to resolve challenging matters for families that are breaking down. He is of course correct that ‘throwing money … Continue reading →

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Fine words from the Head of Ofsted

Posted on June 2, 2018 by ianchisnall

Amanda Spielman is the head of Ofsted and yesterday she spoke at the Pre-school Learning Alliance annual conference. The words below are her opening and closing remarks which help to explain how vital Pre Schools and Nurseries are in our … Continue reading →

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Government statistics hide as much as they reveal

Posted on May 30, 2018 by ianchisnall

When the Labour Party introduced Children’s Centres in 1999 they chose to make them available to people in all areas of society. The coalition and now this Government have since closed down over 1000 of them and is now claiming … Continue reading →

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The vital need to inspect Children’s Centres

Posted on March 14, 2018 by ianchisnall

According to its own website: “Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. … Continue reading →

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The problems George created in Early Years provision

Posted on March 6, 2018 by ianchisnall

Whenever Governments decide to intervene in areas they and their Civil Service are ignorant about, there are bound to be problems. This is exasperated where Ministers come and go frequently and one new set of rules is laid on top … Continue reading →

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