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Benefit changes cause 'shocking' rise in use of foodbanks
Over 900,000 adults and children have received three days' emergency food and support from Trussell Trust foodbanks in... -
New UK partners join groundbreaking Human Brain Project
One of the biggest EU-funded initiatives, the Human Brain Project (HBP), today announced the beneficiaries of its €8.3...
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Councils warn of youth jobs trap
A third of all young people will be out of work or trapped in underemployment by 2018 unless local areas are given more control over skills and... -
Call for flexibility over council tax discount
A compulsory council tax discount which is received by wealthy working-age people living alone in large homes is making it harder...
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Call to devolve more powers to local councils
Councils in England should have more powers devolved to them, according to a new review into the state of local... -
'Fly a Flag for the Commonwealth' map goes live for local authorities
To mark this year's Commonwealth Day on Monday 10th March 2014, a new national event has been created. For...
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BIM is it a valuable investment or not.
There is an argument that in the interest of best value procurement public sector should be giving the highest priority to whole life cycle costs...
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BIM and Facilities Management is coming are you ready?
BIM implementation – 2016 It's real and it’s 100% adoption by 2016.So with that date fast approaching do we have plenty of time or should we...
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Route Design - a letter to MP Richard Drax
I wrote this as a letter and a blog post. [url=undefined]undefined[/url] Here I suppose we should keep the thread to route design. Dear Mr...
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Re: Change Mindsets Not Just Meters
Are people really that resistant to change? Our experience of working with a very wide range of stakeholders in the Thames Estuary, particularly...
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Re: Antibiotic Governance “Get your act together”
Unfortunately, antibiotic resistance is not just a UK issue as demonstrated by reports of the emergence of MDR bacteria worldwide and their...
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Re: Public Health Nov 5th - What do you want to see?
I do like the way the conference is being designed to provide delegates like myself to engage and shape the agenda of the day including speakers,...
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Interview: Caron Bradshaw, Chief Executive, Charity Finance GroupMore info
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Interview: Geetha Rabindrakumar, Social Sector Leader, Big Society Capital
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Interview: Karl Wilding, Head of Policy and Media, NCVO
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Interview: Nigel Kershaw OBE, Group Chairman, The Big Issue
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Interview: Ralph Pettengell, Partner, Trustee Advisory Services LLP
Editor's Feature
Simon Harbridge CEOStone Group
Bridging the digital divide
The Digital by Default agenda is the Government's initiative to transform the provision of digital services throughout the country and whilst widely embraced by central...
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