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Archive for February, 2008

Come on, Newsnight!

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Come on Newsnight. You can do better than that!
I stayed up to watch the Newsnight special on ‘rethinking welfare’ (27th Feb 08, BBC2, 10.30pm), and was a little disappointed (and tired) that the vast and complex subject that is the benefit system was addressed in a rather disjoined and unfocused manner.
They could (easily) spend a [...]

Everyday Innovators

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Anyone can be an Everyday Innovator, and bring about changes to public services. Community Links have been bringing about change in public service delivery for the past 30 years, piloting projects and achieving national level policy changes, harnessing the ideas of people who use services, communities and front line service staff.
Everyday Innovators are guided by [...]

Mohammad Yunus: “banker to the poor”

Monday, February 18th, 2008

I attended an inspiring presentation by Founder of the Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate Mohammed Yunus at the LSE on Friday. His clear message, and very straightforward presentation was well received - I was also struck by how entertaining and humorous he was.  He told the well-known, yet compelling story of the Grameen Bank  microcredit system - small loans without collateral [...]

Unconditional Leadership

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

We’ve just signed-off the design and print work for the 2nd edition of David Robinson’s book Unconditional Leadership, which details the Community Links approach to leadership, rooted in 30 years experience of pioneering community work in east London.
This is quite a milestone as it’s the first time a Community Links book has gone to [...]

Open for business!

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Community Links  pioneers new ideas and new ways of working locally, we go on to share the learning nationally; generating practical social action in other communities and influencing national policy. This blog will communicate the work of  linksUK; we’re the national team of Community Links. We share the learning from our local work through policy [...]