Tag Archives: Sussex Police

The weakness of Party based Police and Crime Commissioners

Posted on October 27, 2018 by ianchisnall

On Thursday in the House of Commons a “Business of the House” session took place in which MPs are able to direct questions at Andrea Leadsom, the Leader of the House regarding future matters for discussion. The MP for Crawley … Continue reading →

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Ways to avoid homelessness conflict with a Royal Wedding

Posted on October 11, 2018 by ianchisnall

The flurry of social media concerns about homeless people on the Streets near where Princess Eugenie and her fiancé will get married reminds me of two conversations that took place in Brighton and Hove several years ago. When David Panter … Continue reading →

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Five issues behind last night’s Inside Out TV programme

Posted on October 9, 2018 by ianchisnall

The focus on Sussex Police and its acute lack of resources was the first item last night on the BBC One ‘Inside Out – South East’ programme which is available here. The short documentary exposed the impact of some of … Continue reading →

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Police and Crime Commissioners – an unnecessary reform?

Posted on July 3, 2018 by ianchisnall

For anyone interested in how Policing operates in our communities and how police forces impact on our lives, last Thursday in the House of Lords an informative debate took place on the subject of the responsibilities of Police and Crime … Continue reading →

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Ministers fail to adequately fund our Police!

Posted on May 26, 2018 by ianchisnall

The need for dramatically increased funding for police services is no secret and there are increasing examples of very senior officers who would have previously raised their concerns privately with MPs and Ministers going public as they start to see … Continue reading →

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Huw, please sort out the UC helpline

Posted on October 16, 2017 by ianchisnall

The cost to all of us, everytime someone gets on the phone to raise a concern or request information from a public sector body is huge. This relates to all agencies, irrespective of the name on the door of the … Continue reading →

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The hard work must continue

Posted on August 22, 2017 by ianchisnall

Two years ago today I was at Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum near Uckfield, it was a lovely sunny afternoon, at some point in the afternoon it became clear from the smart phone that an incident had happened in Shoreham. … Continue reading →

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The darkest cloud has a silver lining

Posted on June 30, 2017 by ianchisnall

Last Thursday an 80 page report entitled ‘An Abuse of Faith’ was published focusing on the failings of the Church of England in the case of Peter Ball, one time Bishop of Lewes. The Author, Dame Moira Gibb was Director … Continue reading →

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Blue Light Programme gets a boost

Posted on June 26, 2017 by ianchisnall

Todays blog is also published as part of my Column in the Argus Newspaper: As the shock and immediate reactions to the terrible Grenfell Tower disaster begins to subside for most of us who had no direct connection to the … Continue reading →

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Let us hope for a safe outcome

Posted on June 8, 2017 by ianchisnall

Last night I was at a meeting with the senior police officer who has overall responsibility for the policing of todays election across Sussex and Surrey. Just as each of the parties have a huge number of people focused on … Continue reading →

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