Tag Archives: Oxfam

A Government of Double Standards!

Posted on February 17, 2018 by ianchisnall

When things go wrong in organisations or at events, the way in which this Government responds seems to depend on who is at fault. When Jacob Rees-Mogg attended a meeting at the University of the West of England on 2nd … Continue reading →

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Will the response to Oxfam set a bar for business and politics?

Posted on February 11, 2018 by ianchisnall

One of the elements of the story that has blown up over the last few days is the response from No 10 and other political power bases regarding the support from our Government towards a charity which employed a small … Continue reading →

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Who sets the salary?

Posted on March 4, 2015 by ianchisnall

The news that a select group of Universities have been paying their Vice Chancellors in excess of half a Million pounds per year comes hard on the heels of research that shows that a small number of charities are paying … Continue reading →

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Out of touch

Posted on December 23, 2014 by ianchisnall

I have written several blogs about the decision by the coalition Government to gag charities in the period prior to General Elections through the Lobbying Act. I have spoken to others involved in the charitable sector whose concerns echo my own and perhaps unsurprisingly a number … Continue reading →

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Dear Conor and friends

Posted on June 14, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday I wrote about the rather sorry tale of an MP complaining to the Charity Commission about the work of a charity, on the grounds that it was behaving too politically. This is of course in the context of a … Continue reading →

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The dilemma of leadership

Posted on June 13, 2014 by ianchisnall

The decision by Oxfam to critique the work of the Government using this poster seems to have smoked out at least one thin skinned MP. The news that Conor Burns, MP for Bournemouth West has complained to the charity regulator that Oxfam are … Continue reading →

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A matter of proportion

Posted on July 24, 2013 by ianchisnall

This morning Oxfam has announced a significant drop in its annual income, based on a reduction in sales through its charity shops and also a drop in donations. This will have a significant impact on the beneficiaries of the charity and for … Continue reading →

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Why we all need a new Alliance

Posted on June 4, 2013 by ianchisnall

The Tax Payers Alliance claim on their website to be “Britain’s independent grassroots campaign for lower taxes” and go on to suggest that “After years of being ignored by politicians of all parties, the TPA is committed to forcing politicians to listen … Continue reading →

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