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Stretching the role of commissioners

It seems central government no longer regards equality as a priority – and that makes ...

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I’d rather have a vuvuzela! Equalities and the Big Society

The ability of voluntary and community sector organisations to represent and support marginalised groups has ...

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The mirages served up by reforms shouldn’t deflect us from viewing localism as the answer

The coalition government is absolutely right to strive for localism. It’s just a shame it’s ...

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Love Your Streets

Love Your Streets has seen hundreds of people mobilised to make a difference in their ...

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A bad marriage

Why ‘sustainable urbanisation’ is an impossible dream unless local governance is wedded to better global ...

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Coming out of the shadows

The switch from public body to charity has been a challenging transition for the Community ...

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Understanding middle class community activism

The middle classes are better at getting what they want from local services. So if ...

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The arrogant Cnut prevails over our economic stewardship

The revival story of the north is as apocryphal as Cnut’s attempt to turn back ...

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Civil society stepping up?

Toby Blume catches his breath after a year of new ideas and predicts 2012 will ...

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Whitehall rigidity and the failure of the Big Society ‘project’

So far the Big Society seems to mean ‘You’re all in this together’: it’s about ...