Tag Archives: Police

One mans perceptions

Posted on April 15, 2012 by ianchisnall

In his blog of today, Ben Duncan, Green Councillor and cabinet member for Communities, Equalities & Public Protection on Brighton & Hove City Council has written about a previous March for England held in Brighton and his concerns about the … Continue reading →

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Are we equipped to make this decision?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by ianchisnall

In recent years Governments of all hues have expressed a commitment to extend democracy into areas of life that our parents would not have been expected to participate in. Some of us have the opportunity to decide if our children’s … Continue reading →

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Politics and Policing don’t mix

Posted on December 29, 2011 by ianchisnall

In October the Government announced a fundamental change to the way in which our Police force is to be governed. There is a danger that this will lead to the police becoming political footballs. The proposals will remove decision making … Continue reading →

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Three months later…….

Posted on November 9, 2011 by ianchisnall

Three months after the London disturbances, another gang came to have fun in London last night intending to create some headlines. They consumed large quantities of alcohol and appear to have had a good time. These were not the rioters of August many … Continue reading →

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How to avoid offence

Posted on September 28, 2011 by ianchisnall

In the context of a Summer of disturbances in some of our major cities we in Sussex are grateful that the copy cat actions did not reach our County boundaries. Some early indications of trouble were picked up in Crawley and … Continue reading →

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How Green was their Valley?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by ianchisnall

The aerial photograph below is said to show the travellers site at Dale Farm in Essex before the travellers began to remove the scrap cars and develop part of the site without planning permission. Something of the back story is contained in the BBC … Continue reading →

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The last 10 days have been a difficult time for many of us in a number of ways. Not everyone has the certainty of a regular holiday, so sympathy for Boris and Dave who under some duress (particularly on the part of the … Continue reading →

Posted on August 14, 2011 by ianchisnall | 2 Comments