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Read our most recent reports The Skills Paradox, Democratic Culture and It’s a Material World, for which the video is adjacent.
Read our most recent reports The Skills Paradox, Democratic Culture and It’s a Material World, for which the video is adjacent.
- The Last Post Basra Journal In what sense is the job in Basra done? asked The Guardian before Christmas. It’s an important question and one that all politicians who voted for the war in Iraq must be able to answer. While the security situation has become increasingly benign in contrast to earlier this year, when militia fought running street battles and rockets rained down on British forces and officials at the International Airport, the security environment remains fragile. continue reading on 2nd January 2009 Comments (1)
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Building Community Resilience: The Voluntary Effect
Resilient Nation
On the 16th January we will be holding the first of our Resilient Nation podcasts. The podcast will explore the role of volunteers and volunteering in helping to build community resilience.
We have a cracking list of speakers including: Rosanna Briggs, Deputy County Emergency Planning Officer, Essex County Council; Mary Donahue, Chief Executive of the National Flood Forum; Jacqui Campbell, Head of Community and Culture, Dacorum Borough Council; Moya Wood-Heath, Emergency Planning and Civil Protection Adviser, Red Cross; and Kathy Settle, Deputy Director, Local Response Capability, Cabinet Office. continue reading on 31st December 2008 - Cruel parenting is not a class issue I expect that my ongoing fascination with Karen Matthews long after the tabloids have dropped her is predictably middle class. Her crime may be heinous, but she has captured our imagination in her role as working class anti-hero: a reminder of how some people (the 'other half') live in today's Britain. continue reading on 17th December 2008