Tag Archives: Warren Morgan

Faithful recycling

Posted on January 1, 2016 by ianchisnall

This morning arrived with a 6.05 call for recycling from the faithful workers of Cityclean. I confess my alarm going off as usual at 6am was a shock – sadly my alarm clock had failed to be adjusted. The rush to … Continue reading →

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Incoherent use of social media

Posted on October 19, 2015 by ianchisnall

The use of social media by Politicians, along with the rules or limitations that they want to set for others shows an incoherence that crosses political divides and operates at both a local and a national level. One of the outcomes of … Continue reading →

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Who will reassure us?

Posted on September 12, 2015 by ianchisnall

This week the leader of the City Council, Councillor Warren Morgan has posted a video on the Council website explaining about his desire to recruit a new Chief Executive for the City. Along with his video there are the usual … Continue reading →

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19 month hiatus?

Posted on July 20, 2015 by ianchisnall

Its great news, that Brighton & Hove Councillors have selected Geoff Raw as the interim CEO for the Council. Geoff already had an extensive brief within the Council and so in terms of holding the organisation steady, he is an … Continue reading →

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A lack of the Common Good

Posted on July 14, 2015 by ianchisnall

Sunday was a strange day for those of us who often vote Labour, watching the Party or at least its leadership, both locally and nationally demonstrating how it seems incapable of standing up for its own values. Nationally Harriet Harman claimed that because the Conservatives … Continue reading →

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Time for some explanations

Posted on July 9, 2015 by ianchisnall

Next week is a potentially significant one for Brighton & Hove, on 16th July the Council will announce the name of its new interim Chief Executive. This may lead to the first public announcement on the leadership of our city from the convener … Continue reading →

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The problem with devolution

Posted on July 6, 2015 by ianchisnall

A week ago the House of Commons debated a topic entitled Devolution (Local Communities) and needless to say, the Government had nothing to say on the subject that will change the lives of most of us. In large part this is … Continue reading →

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History need not repeat itself

Posted on June 27, 2015 by ianchisnall

Today for the first time for over 3 years, Brighton & Hove City Council is without a permanent Chief Executive. Our month old Council has announced they intend to recruit a new CEO so any prospect of managing without one or of … Continue reading →

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100 people whose views don’t count

Posted on April 8, 2015 by ianchisnall

At the end of the Parliament a Labour MP who was a shadow minister spoke about the evidence from one of her previous visits to Brighton that Street Homelessness in the city was evidence of the failure of the Council … Continue reading →

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