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Wellbeing is increasingly an important goal for policy makers, and for people. As the economist Richard Layard pointed out in his book on happiness, "Most people want more income and strive for it. Yet as Western societies have got richer, their people have become no happier".
A small mountain of …
Posted on Saturday, 30th May 2009 | This entry has 1 comment(s)
Business Link Yorkshire is launching its annual search to find the region’s most dynamic and innovative social enterprises.
Entries for the Social Enterprise Awards, now in their sixth year, open on 15 June. Judges are looking for outstanding examples of businesses that are delivering real social impact and …
Posted on Thursday, 28th May 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
As Hazel Blears, the communities secretary and empowerment champion, battled for her political life this week, her community empowerment bill was quietly dropped by Parliament.
In answer to a question in the House of Lords, Baroness Andrews said that no further proposals from the Communities in Control white paper, …
Posted on Friday, 22nd May 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
When I was a little kid, way before the days of computer games, my favourite toy in the whole world was a tree in the park near to where I lived.
All of my friends tried - and failed - to climb this tree, but I instinctively knew every foothold …
Posted on Monday, 11th May 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
It is always good to see where housing charities are delivering on the ground.
To witness the impact of a recent award from the Dolphin Square Foundation, Rachel Whittaker, board member of the Foundation, and I recently dropped into the new home of Salma Murkab in Wandsworth who moved into …
Posted on Friday, 8th May 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
For those of you who may not be familiar with Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) we are the Scottish Government’s ‘watchdog’ for quality design in the built environment.
Yesterday we were in the Scottish Parliament to launch our latest publication, entitled ‘People, Places and Planet’ (as …
Posted on Thursday, 7th May 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
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Interesting to read your discussion paper …
I agree with you about the probable cuts, move to on-line services, etc. But it would be nice to be a bit more specific – areas like affordable housing have risen up the agenda and could well be protected by either new …
Robert Bullard on 8th February 2010:
Austerity in rural England.... any glimmers in the darkness?
At least Heseltine showed some ability to learn from experience while involved in regeneration. He moved deftly from the heavy-handed UDCs to some of the early partnership approaches such as City Challenge. During New Labour we seem to have lost the ability to identify best practice, to apply it consistently …
Nick Bailey on 4th February 2010:
Why Heseltine is wrong man to lead on regeneration
I don’t wish to denigrate the stance taken by the individuals and organisations involved with improving rural communities, but some questions do spring to mind…
Firstly…the use of language is so important to enable participation at all levels, having been involved in community regeneration for almost 15 years, this is …
Bill McCallum on 4th February 2010:
Austerity in rural England.... any glimmers in the darkness?
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