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Government budget cuts threaten the nine life-saving emergency refuge places for the 100,000 children under 16 who run away each year in the UK. 30,000 are 12 or younger.
Posted on Thursday, 25th February 2010 | This entry has 0 comment(s)Entry options
Jobs must go hand in hand with houses if we are to avoid new sink estates developing.
That is the message Business Voice WM, the united voice of business in the west midlands, has been seeking to get across to government. Indeed it is the major theme of …
Posted on Thursday, 25th February 2010 | This entry has 2 comment(s)
Channel 4’s Tower Block of Commons saw four cross-party MPs swap high profile politics and expenses for low incomes and benefits.
From the ‘ivory towers’ of Westminster to the tower blocks of some of the country’s most run-down areas, it was classic fish out …
Posted on Tuesday, 23rd February 2010 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
We know we're in the middle of seismic shifts in the way the world operates. We don't know where they'll end up, or where any of us will be when the dust settles, if it ever does. Will we have a job? A pension? A home? Someone to care …
Posted on Monday, 22nd February 2010 | This entry has 3 comment(s)
This week the Conservatives set out plans to let public sector workers take control of the organisations they work for.
Allowing staff from job centres to call centres to form employee-owned co-operatives to deliver services was pitched by leader David Cameron as 'the most significant …
Posted on Tuesday, 16th February 2010 | This entry has 4 comment(s)
The launch of the national social enterprise mark has brought to the fore once again the issue of how we identify and recognise social enterprise.
Many argue that in order to be a 'true' social enterprise, your organisation must exhibit specific characteristics and that these must …
Posted on Monday, 15th February 2010 | This entry has 2 comment(s)
This is the first opportunity I've had to blog about Wednesday's discussion about the future of regeneration. Most of it will be featured in New Start magazine once we've digested copious notes.
One fascinating theme that might be difficult to boil down into an …
Posted on Monday, 15th February 2010 | This entry has 1 comment(s)
‘Empty homes, particularly those in disrepair, can be a magnet for vandalism, drug-taking, gangs or other forms of anti-social behaviour …this extra funding will help address that problem, making a real and visible difference to these communities.’
So says John Healey’s press release announcing £1m …
Posted on Monday, 15th February 2010 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
Tom Riordan gives five reasons not to abolish Yorkshire Forward
1. It is one of the most effective public agencies in the country
We’ve never missed a target, set by government and we've achieved this efficiently with 92p in every pound going direct to regeneration. …
Posted on Friday, 12th February 2010 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
The findings and figures contained in the latest Local Data Company (LDC) survey of hundreds of town centres across Britain make for gloomy reading.
Vacancies have continued to increase over the last two quarters and overall shop vacancy has nearly doubled in England and …
Posted on Friday, 12th February 2010 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
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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