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Having spent a year or so at Forth Sector I have come to two conclusions: social enterprises don’t really exist and our social firms have no future. At this point I should go home, but you deserve an explanation.
Why do I think social enterprises don’t exist? A …
Posted on Tuesday, 29th September 2009 | This entry has 2 comment(s)
On the first anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, politicians, bankers and commentators were queuing up to pass judgement on the financial services sector yesterday.
The bankruptcy of the investment management firm marked the start of the financial crisis, creating a domino effect across the world as the extent …
Posted on Tuesday, 15th September 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
A recent enquiry by Charity News Alert to the Office of the Third Sector to ask about how their core funding to 11 national infrastructure bodies in the third sector is going has been rejected on grounds that '...it would do more harm than good to make that information public...'!!
…Posted on Saturday, 12th September 2009 | This entry has 1 comment(s)
In the past few years South Yorkshire has come a long way. In a region that used to contain some of Europe’s most deprived areas and needed one of the largest Housing Market Renewal (HMR) pathfinder investment programmes, industries have expanded and diversified, and there are some great new places …
Posted on Wednesday, 9th September 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
Overcrowding is a hidden problem. Unlike rough sleeping, society is never confronted with the daily misery of the families struggling with no room to live with dignity.
Twenty-five thousand families live in houses so small for them that they would need two or more extra bedrooms to meet the basic …
Posted on Tuesday, 8th September 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
Figures recently released by the Office of National Statistics show that so far the government have spent over £140bn bailing out banks.
That massive investment means that there will inevitably be less public money available for things like education and health over the coming years.
Since the poorest rely most …
Posted on Monday, 7th September 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
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Just like local democratic accountability significantly improved the performance of London Development Agency? I think not.
Let’s not confuse accountability with performance. Where’s the evidence of the link?
Rod McGill on 16th March 2010:
What's the point of Yorkshire Forward?
Thanks Vicky. I’ll take a look at the community you suggested soon.
Mike
Mike Towers on 16th March 2010:
Local authorities and social media – what’s next?
Glad you liked the reports. Socitm’s work on social media stems from our work on council websites (the annual Better connected report on the usefulness and usability of council websites, and our Website takeup service which monitors usage of and satisfaction with them). Digital engagement with local communities by providing …
vicky sargent on 16th March 2010:
Local authorities and social media – what’s next?
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