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New ‘Prowess National Policy Centre’ launched today

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Tonight Prowess are officially launching the new Prowess National Policy Centre (PNPC) at Downing Street. The launch follows a visit by their international study group to east London in the morning, when I’ll be presenting to the group. You can download a copy of the slides from my presentation here.
We’ve known Prowess since its conception and have watched and supported its [...]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

I was interviewed by staff from Warwick University Industrial Relations Research Unit this morning, who are working on behalf of Eurofound -the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, set up by the European Council to contribute to improved planning and design of working conditions across the EU.
They are gathering case studies for a comparative report [...]

The Cost of Child Poverty

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation today published three specially commissioned reports focusing on the Cost of Child Poverty.
Donald Hirsch, JRF Adviser, who we’ve worked with before, wrote the Round-up report. Donald writes ‘The moral case for eradicating child poverty rests on the immense human cost of allowing children to grow up suffering physical and psychological deprivations [...]

Social Change: Regeneration and Child Poverty

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Newham in east London is currently undergoing a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity as regeneration of our area, in preparation for the London Olympics 2012, gets underway. Alongside the facilities for the Games millions of pounds are being spent on further building and infrastructure projects which are changing the landscape of east London. Despite the [...]

CREATE: A Community Allowance

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

A compelling piece in today’s Guardian sets out why we so need a Community Allowance. 
Read it here: and add a comment. Also see previous blog entries here and here about the Community Allowance, download the CREATE report or watch a five-minute film explaining the issues.
 

Volunteering with linksUK

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

As a researcher in a multinational technology company it is not obvious how I ended up cold calling politicians to discuss the informal economy. 
My motivation for volunteering was to balance my corporate day job by contributing towards a worthwhile cause in my spare time. Ideally, I was looking for a place with a pioneering spirit [...]

Blog Action Day: Poverty

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Today we are taking part in Blog Action Day to add our voice to the global conversation taking place about poverty.
Much has been written about the ills of poverty, so no need to repeat it all here. Check out: linksUK’s own research publications and Evidence Papers.
It’s also worth having a look at the following: Poverty in the [...]

DWP surveillance on benefit cheats video

Friday, October 10th, 2008

 Video: The DWP is always watching you is not the best way to establish trust and support people into formal employment.  With Canary Wharf in the background there are many unseen barriers in-between
 

DWP: Guilty before proven innocent

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

With all too frequent shootings in east London, not to mention the overseas wars we’re involved in, we were all gobsmacked at the latest Department for Work and Pensions ‘target’ campaign (posters can be found all around Newham – and maybe near you?). The ad’s ‘aim’ is to hunt down more benefit ‘thieves’ (have a good [...]

Videos of Community Links staff, volunteers, families and friends united in a rally to end child poverty

Monday, October 6th, 2008

community links at end child poverty rally gathered in Trafalgar square

community links and families march at the end child poverty rally

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