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Manchester NDC helps to ‘reverse downward spiral’

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Educational achievement and open spaces have improved in east Manchester, while crime and unemployment levels have been reduced, according to the final evaluation of the area’s new deal for communities (NDC) programme.

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Mon 23rd August 2010

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Think tank calls for work internships for Neets

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A ‘non-graduate talent pool’ would benefit business, the economy and at-risk young people including Neets (not in employment, education or training), according to new research.

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Tue 17th August 2010

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New task force to cut Big Society red tape

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The government has announced a new red-tape cutting task force to ‘thin the thicket of bureaucracy and regulation’ on the voluntary sector.

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Tue 17th August 2010

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Income inequality to blame for low social mobility

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A new study claims half of a child’s future earning potential is determined at birth.

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Tue 17th August 2010

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Local housing trusts ‘potentially divisive’, says report

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Government plans that would allow 90% of villagers to vote for new local building schemes could be ‘potentially divisive and self-defeating’, according to a report.

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Mon 16th August 2010

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