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Taking ownership of apprenticeships

Sir Michael Wilshaw’s most recent broadside was aimed not at schools, but the apprenticeship sector. ...

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A persuasive vision of a future economy

It was a persuasive vision of a future economy – more connected, democratic, using peer ...

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Is government a social enterprise?

We elect a government to represent our collective interests and on our behalf, collect our ...

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After the Twitterstorm…

Two recent examples in Sheffield show how social media can quickly mobilise and energise people’s ...

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How to upcycle your neighbourhood

In Cleveland, Ohio more than a third of people live below the poverty line. Lee ...

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Do you have a dream?

You might find this controversial, but Jeremy Corbyn’s recent election victory reminds me of Martin ...

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What’s the difference between John Bird and Camila Batmanghelidjh?

Batmanghelidjh’s determination to put her services users first was laudable and in no way atypical ...

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Rewarding meantime use on major development sites

In the time between the first property is acquired and whole development area has been ...

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The Futurebuilders story must be told if we’re to open the door to new social investors

I wanted to tell the story of Futurebuilders because I think it is important that ...

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Local government must respond to in-work benefit cuts

The next few years are going to be very challenging for local government but even ...