Tag Archives: Trussell Trust

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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Best is simply not good enough!

Posted on April 27, 2014 by ianchisnall

It is incredibly disappointing that the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has so quickly sent out a message that the reforms of the Press following Levenson have gone as far as they need to. This is a … Continue reading →

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How you felt last Sunday!

Posted on April 26, 2014 by ianchisnall

Daily habits are relatively easy to modify because most of us can remember what we did the day before, enabling us to make the necessary change. However if we do something just once a week, as determined as we might … Continue reading →

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The freedom to say appalling things

Posted on April 21, 2014 by ianchisnall

According to many people who lived through the last war, men and women died in order to ensure freedom for their children and subsequent generations. Others have given their lives to maintain freedom for those around them. However freedom is … Continue reading →

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Trust Dave to fix our national dramas?

Posted on April 16, 2014 by ianchisnall

Last week David Cameron spoke at a reception of Church leaders at No 10 Downing Street. He spoke about the Big Society and said “if there are blockages, if there are things that are stopping you doing more, think of … Continue reading →

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The dilemma of Leadership styles

Posted on February 23, 2014 by ianchisnall

The way in which people see those in leadership can be at odds with the way in which they wish to be seen. The following words are from the Conservative Party website in which it profiles its leader. The text in bold … Continue reading →

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A challenge for all of us!

Posted on December 24, 2013 by ianchisnall

According to Iain Duncan Smith, the Trussell Trust are scaremongering when they suggest that the increased use of foodbanks over recent years is in part linked to welfare reforms. As the Daily Mail reports, Mr Duncan Smith wrote to the … Continue reading →

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