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Let civil society take centre stage, says inquiry

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The public mood is moving from a ‘me’ to a ‘we’ generation but a major shift from centralised power sources is needed to harness that change and to avoid future crises of finance, climate change and political trust.

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Mon 15th March 2010

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Concerns raised over coalfield regeneration schemes

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A parliamentary watchdog has expressed ‘serious concerns’ over the value for money of initiatives designed to regenerate England’s former coal mining areas.

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Wed 10th March 2010

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Tenant power to drive and improve social housing

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Resident-led self-regulation has the potential to change social housing for the better by giving real power to customers who have little consumer choice or voice, according to a new report.

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Tue 9th March 2010

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Comprehensives failing to accept poorer pupils

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‘Stark social segregation’ is widespread in England’s secondary schools, with scores of comprehensives taking less than half the proportion of poorer pupils in their local area, according to new research.

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Tue 2nd March 2010

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Decentralisation will boost recovery, says Blond

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Decentralisation of capital to England’s core cities will help the UK’s economic recovery, according to one of the Conservative Party’s favoured political thinkers.

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Tue 23rd February 2010

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