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Tag Archives: Charities
The impact of GDPR on the World Wide Web
Over the next few days there is a significant change that will impact many users of the internet along with people in receipt of printed correspondence. The GDPR or General Data Protection Regulation is something that most users of the … Continue reading
Government must work to their strengths
The public conflict that frequently emerges between parts of the Labour Party and parts of the Conservative Party regarding how public services and utilities should be owned and controlled, often appears to be a matter of ideology rather than a … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Economics, Environment, Housing, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Business, Charities, Conservative Party, Labour Party, Small Businesses
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A tough start for an important new role
This press release which announces that the Tory Peer, Baroness Tina Stowell is the proposed new Chair for the Charity Commission makes no reference to any experience that she has of working with Charities. In fact the press release is … Continue reading
The challenge of good governance in charities, or businesses
Over the last few days as 2017 ended its career and 2018 has emerged, blinking into the light and stormy weather a twitter debate has been taking place. In one sense it feels rather creepy to be using a discussion … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Economics, Youth Issues
Tagged Business, Charities, Henry Pryor, Polly Neate, Shelter, Steven Herd
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A debate that ignored the big fat elephant
On Thursday a small number of MPs gathered together in the House of Commons to discuss how important Lottery funding is for local charities. Tragically the debate disclosed the high levels of ignorance that certain MPs have for local charities, … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Big Lottery Refund, Charities, Nusrat Ghani
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What is the regulated period?
One of the problems for all MPs today is that they are faced with voting for a U turn on at least two of the Acts that they voted into law while David Cameron was Prime Minister. No doubt there … Continue reading
Commission needs an experienced CEO
The Chief Executive of the Charity Commission will have completed her three year contract this Summer and is not intending to stay on according to the press releases and articles such as this one. The fact is that that the … Continue reading
The need to show political leadership
The following opinion piece appeared in the Argus on 22nd December, it is an appeal to the political parties in Brighton and Hove to bury their usual tribal behaviour when they are invited to support good causes, so that at … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Charities, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Brighton and Hove City Council, Charities, Pride, Unity
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Same tune, different dancer?
A year ago I wrote about the work of an acquaintance of mine, Colin Bloom who had just been appointed as Director of Outreach by the Conservative Party. He was speaking at a round table fringe event at the Conservative party … Continue reading
