Category Archives: Civic Society

Local Volunteers Needed

Posted on 31 March, 2011 by

On the off chance that I still have any local readers (or indeed any readers at all).  I had the following by email the other day: SEEKING LOCAL VOLUNTEERS FOR A 3-4 MONTH STUDY. We are a design team from … Continue reading →

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Indicators for Health Inequality

Posted on 11 February, 2011 by

You might have woken up like me to hear that: Nearly half of all children in England are not reaching what teachers say is a good level of development by the age of five. Which comes from data produced today … Continue reading →

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Persistent Poverty in Britain

Posted on 20 January, 2011 by

Via email: I manage the non-profit public discussion series, 21st Century Challenges, at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London. We aim to inform and inspire public audiences, helping them to engage with important issues that face society in … Continue reading →

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Would you believe?

Posted on 20 December, 2010 by

I’m not sure that I’d have believed you if you’d told me that a former editor of a national paper, and current Chairman of an influential think tank was going to say: The fact is that a significant number of good teachers … Continue reading →

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Behavioural Economics

Posted on 26 November, 2010 by

This talk by Prof. David Laibson about behavioural economics is definitely worth the 30 minutes he takes to explain the theory that is apparently driving a fair amount of public policy under the new government. If you can’t spare that long then perhaps … Continue reading →

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Twitter Ye Not

Posted on 23 November, 2010 by

Given the way the law views these things here are a few songs you won’t be twittering the lyrics of any time soon.

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The Armchair Auditor

Posted on 19 October, 2010 by

Eric Pickles has set out his direction of travel in a speech about what he clearly sees as the extravagent waste that is rife in local government. But the rights or wrongs of that aren’t what’s got me thinking.  Rather … Continue reading →

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Who’s fault is that?

Posted on 13 October, 2010 by

Mark Easton looks at what accountability means to the government: Accountability won’t be driven by opposition politicians, quangocrats, journalists or pressure groups in Westminster. Bang go many of those expensive national bean-counters, beavering away to ensure taxpayers’ money is being … Continue reading →

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Alcohol and Lewisham

Posted on 2 October, 2010 by

These two charts come from recently released data about alcohol related harms in the borough.  The footnotes say that these figures don’t include attendance at A&E and they are measuring the number per 100,000 of population. But while we’re damaging … Continue reading →

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Citizen R

Posted on 14 September, 2010 by

Let me bring your attention to a new blog, I was a public sector worker, which as the title suggests is detailing the dramatic changes that are about to shake our public services. As the author explains fings ain’t what … Continue reading →

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