Top News on 'The Twitter Times: voscur' http://tweetedtimes.com/voscur The Twitter Times is a real-time personalized newspaper generated from your Twitter account en-us Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:09:14 -0800 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:09:14 -0800 <![CDATA[Twitter / sianushka: first unilad, now hooters. ...]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:06:48 -0800 twitter.com
first unilad, now hooters. here are the threats their clientele & supporters are making against me http://t.co/Zv8GM3Qd
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@bindymedia on Twitter
@bindymedia: Solidarity with @sianushka in the face of misogynistic threats from idiots. bit.ly/xn3boK Please RT!
@bindymedia on Twitter
@bindymedia: RT @MrGreenGus: Threats made to @sianushka for sticking up for women's rights. Please do read. It's disgraceful. http://t.co/lN6dmyEF
@MrGreenGus on Twitter
@MrGreenGus: Threats made to @sianushka for sticking up for women's rights. Please do read. It's disgraceful. http://t.co/gov3oOBY
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@stebax on Twitter
@stebax: first unilad, now hooters. here are the threats their clientele & supporters are making against me http://t.co/Zv8GM3Qd
@constancef on Twitter
@constancef: Solidarity with @sianushka in the face of misogynistic threats from idiots. bit.ly/xn3boK Please RT!
@constancef on Twitter
@constancef: The level of abuse @sianushka is experiencing is horrific. http://t.co/aTPtOZVc"
]]> <![CDATA[BBC News - 'Bristol Pound' currency to boost independent traders]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 03:19:34 -0800 bbc.co.uk
A new currency is launched in Bristol, which will be used in independent businesses and aims to be the largest local trading system in Europe.
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@MrGreenGus on Twitter
@MrGreenGus: Hargreaves Landsdown warns of the dangers of @TheBristolPound - yet another reason to welcome this excellent scheme. http://t.co/bgNamgYf
@CllrJonRogers on Twitter
@CllrJonRogers: Dave Harvey, Radio Bristol article on the plans for the Bristol Pound, keeping money in local economy http://t.co/frn3NJw3 #LoveBristol
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@kobb on Twitter
@kobb: A Bristol Pound? I'd rather use a credit card. I hope no public money will be wasted on this scheme. http://t.co/mi27VPC9
@tweetminster on Twitter
@tweetminster: Group of independent Bristol traders launching own currency, the first which can be used to pay local business taxes http://t.co/VBoDyLPZ
]]> <![CDATA[Local enterprise partnerships are first step to revive the regions | The Observer]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 07:04:20 -0800 guardian.co.uk
LEPS can help to narrow the gap between the south-east and the rest of Britain, says Lord Haskins, chairman of Humber LEP
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@watfordgap: RT @joeirvinnavca: But wide comm'ty inc Volsec needed too! 'LEPs to revive regions http://t.co/TXp64wFC' @guardian <Yes! cc @nicolawass1
@JoeIrvinNavca on Twitter
@JoeIrvinNavca: But wider community inc Volsec needed too, L Haskins! Local enterprise partnerships to revive the regions http://t.co/JVhW09ho via @guardian
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]]> <![CDATA[Paul Stephenson OBE exhibition at Bristol Record Office | Bristol City Council]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 02:13:50 -0800 bristol.gov.uk
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@CllrJonRogers: Exhibition on Paul Stephenson OBE, Bristol civil rights campaigner (Bristol Bus Boycott etc), now open http://t.co/rhhX6Fo6
@bristolpaul on Twitter
@bristolpaul: Exhibition on Paul Stephenson OBE, Bristol civil rights campaigner (Bristol Bus Boycott etc), now open http://t.co/rhhX6Fo6
@BristolCouncil on Twitter
@BristolCouncil: Exhibition on Paul Stephenson OBE, Bristol civil rights campaigner (Bristol Bus Boycott etc), now open http://t.co/rhhX6Fo6
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]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Spark]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 05:26:14 -0800 paper.li
A personalized newspaper built from articles, blog posts, videos and photos selected by The Spark Magazine.
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]]> <![CDATA[The Times | UK News, World News and Opinion]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:51:40 -0800 thetimes.co.uk
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@Debtology on Twitter
@Debtology: 10,000 people have pledged their support to #cyclesafe. What an amazing response in one day. Thank you http://t.co/XGcTTjZm
@cllrtimkent on Twitter
@cllrtimkent: I support @thetimes Cities fit for cycling campaign and their eight point manifesto http://t.co/5EzpJTLo #cyclesafe
@CllrJonRogers on Twitter
@CllrJonRogers: Ways to get involved with #cyclesafe 1) Pledge your support 2) Spread the word 3) Write to your MP http://t.co/XGcTTjZm
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@AlexiMostrous on Twitter
@AlexiMostrous: I support @thetimes Cities fit for Cycling campaign and their eight point manifesto http://t.co/3KhOn39r #cyclesafe
@AlexiMostrous on Twitter
@AlexiMostrous: This was all inspired by the wonderful @MaryBowers who is still battling in hospital after a bike crash. http://t.co/03ElbDOR #cyclesafe
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@AlexiMostrous: Urge everyone to look at and sign @TheTimes #cyclesafe campaign. It's outside the paywall too http://t.co/3KhOn39r
@AlexiMostrous on Twitter
@AlexiMostrous: Outside the paywall, our safer cycling campaign. Should be mandatory reading. http://t.co/M4gCt0qj
]]> <![CDATA[SROI: How can you measure the unmeasurable? | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 07:48:41 -0800 guardian.co.uk
Sarah Brown from the Women's Resource Centre shares her advice on how to overcome the difficulties of measuring SROI
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@knowhownonprof: RT @whywomen Check out our piece in @GdnVoluntary on the value of SROI research for women's orgs: http://t.co/AFrHZVGJ
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@whywomen: RT @GdnVoluntary: @diyamukarji @whywomen Sorry! Try this one http://t.co/t1kQOrKm << try this link for article on SROI & womens orgs
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@whywomen: Check out our piece in @GdnVoluntary on the value of SROI research for women's orgs: http://t.co/EwElDPHl
@brightone on Twitter
@brightone: 'SROI: How can you measure the unmeasurable?' http://t.co/D5x4AIZE via @gdnvoluntary
@whywomen on Twitter
@whywomen: SROI: How can you measure the unmeasurable? http://t.co/AxIbO6SF - interesting in context of WSN NI @whywomen @sarahbrowngb #sroi #socvalue
]]> <![CDATA[Government gives £10m to youth groups | Third Sector]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:00:55 -0800 thirdsector.co.uk
Read 'Government gives £10m to youth groups' and the latest charity & voluntary sector news & best practice on Third Sector
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@khbelizaire: RT @thebigsociety: #news via @ThirdSector - Government awards £10m to youth groups http://t.co/bvsH2orU
@thebigsociety on Twitter
@thebigsociety: #news via @thirdsector - Government awards £10m to youth groups http://t.co/ONgut1Xe
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@Jobsgopublic: Government gives £10m to youth groups http://t.co/DBEof9wn
]]> <![CDATA[Cost reduction in central government: summary of progress - National Audit Office]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 02:41:07 -0800 nao.org.uk
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@urbanforum on Twitter
@urbanforum: _very_ interesting NAO report on how Gov cost reduction programes are going so far: http://t.co/C8S6sDew - a must policy watchers! #yam
@tobyblume on Twitter
@tobyblume: _very_ interesting NAO report on how Gov cost reduction programes are going so far: http://t.co/C8S6sDew - a must policy watchers! #yam
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@ChrisPenberthy on Twitter
@ChrisPenberthy: _very_ interesting NAO report on how Gov cost reduction programes are going so far: http://t.co/C8S6sDew - a must policy watchers! #yam
]]> <![CDATA[Innovative Communities need Innovative Funders: what we’re learning from Neighbourhood Challenge - NESTA]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 06:58:00 -0800 nesta.org.uk
NESTA promotes innovation in the UK. We are the UK’s foremost independent expert on how innovation can solve some of the country’s major economic and social challenges.
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@tobyblume: RT @nesta_uk: Innovative Communities: What we're learning from our 17 Neighbourhood Challenge community projects http://t.co/wwfOmPi6
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@minforcivsoc: RT @nesta_uk: Innovative Communities: What we're learning from our 17 Neighbourhood Challenge community projects http://t.co/wwfOmPi6
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@nesta_uk: Innovative Communities: What we're learning from our 17 Neighbourhood Challenge community projects http://t.co/tyqn7TVU
]]> <![CDATA[Scope reveals user-generated rebrand - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:38:42 -0800 civilsociety.co.uk
Disability action charity Scope has revealed a user-led rebrand based on inspirational images submitted by its beneficiaries.
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@CivilSocietyUK: Scope reveals user-generated rebrand - Disability action charity Scope has revealed a user-led rebrand based on insp... http://t.co/wuezSSNU
@voscur on Twitter
@voscur: User generated identity - an interesting tactic for a rebrand... http://t.co/wQJtDjBx
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@CivilSocietyIT: Scope reveals rebrand designed by users: Disability action charity Scope has revealed a user-led rebrand based o... http://t.co/u4JH1lVC
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]]> <![CDATA[These welfare reforms use hunger as a spur to work | Felicity Lawrence | Comment is free | The Guardian]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:39:38 -0800 guardian.co.uk - Felicity Lawrence
The coalition government's welfare reforms and its attack on wages casts poverty in Britain in 18-century terms By the time most visitors reach the doors of Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank in London, they have not eaten properly for several days. This church hall, where volunteers from the Trussell Trust hand out emergency food, could pass for David Cameron's "big society" incarnate. The hungry who come here must be referred by a recognised public authority – it might be a school that has notic...  show all text
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@jrf_uk: http://t.co/wwBHbZ17 surely it can never be right to threaten destitution in order to change behaviour
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@jrf_uk: These welfare reforms use hunger as a spur to work | Felicity Lawrence http://t.co/UMqf6k9H via @guardian
@KerryMP on Twitter
@KerryMP: Shocking: RT@natalieben: The reality of a day at a London food bank - back to the 18th-century, with hunger and want: http://t.co/y6sRDPb7
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@TheRightArticle: These welfare reforms use hunger as a spur to work | Felicity Lawrence - http://t.co/fE35ojw8
]]> <![CDATA[Social Value Bill]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:21:11 -0800 navca.org.uk
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@voscur on Twitter
@voscur: #SocialValue Bill passes 2nd reading in Lords with strong support, see NAVCA update - http://t.co/BM1fOH1G #publicservices #commissioning
@lcpu on Twitter
@lcpu: #SocialValue Bill passes 2nd reading in Lords with strong support, see NAVCA update - http://t.co/BM1fOH1G #publicservices #commissioning
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]]> <![CDATA[I'm all for sharing, but why the online obsession with revealing every detail of your life? | Charlie Brooker | Comment is free | The Guardian]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:00:53 -0800 guardian.co.uk - Charlie Brooker
Facebook and Spotify automatically want to share my every waking action, so that I'm like a character in The Sims. Hover the cursor over my head and watch that stat feed scroll Sharing. Now there's a basic social concept that has somehow got all out of whack. The idea behind sharing is simple. Let's say I'm a caveman. I hunt and slaughter a bison, but I can't eat it all myself, so I share the carcass with others, many of whom really appreciate it, such as my infirm 86-year-old neighbour who has...  show all text
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@Debtology: I'm all for sharing, but why the online obsession with revealing every detail of your life? | Charlie Brooker http://t.co/HrN0L0vi
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@rachelbeer: I'm all for sharing, but why the online obsession with revealing every detail of your life? | Charlie Brooker http://t.co/K3wvGOEX @guardian
@charltonbrooker on Twitter
@charltonbrooker: Greetings, citizen. I've written something about SHARING for you: http://t.co/ZqiUv8ZH
@TheRightArticle on Twitter
@TheRightArticle: I'm all for sharing, but why the online obsession with revealing every detail of your life? | Charlie Brooker - http://t.co/psOhLk9A
]]> <![CDATA[Roaring Girl Productions]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:06:13 -0800 roaring-girl.com
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@CllrAlexWoodman on Twitter
@CllrAlexWoodman: RT @RGPLizCrow Must see! Final week of ultra topical Resistance exhbition #MShedBristol to 5 Feb. http://t.co/Q6R0yHGN Don't miss!
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@Spark_Magazine: @Spark_Magazine Pls RT! Must see! Last week of ultra topical Resistance #MShedBristol till 5 Feb. Then #Manchester http://t.co/sYqYEykF
@KerryMP on Twitter
@KerryMP: @KerryMP Pls RT! Must see! Final week of ultra topical Resistance #exhbition #MShedBristol to 5 Feb Then Manchester http://t.co/sYqYEykF
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]]> <![CDATA[State schools hover on the brink of huge private sector revolution | Education | The Observer]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:54:35 -0800 guardian.co.uk - Daniel Boffey
The Swedish company given the go-ahead last week to run a Suffolk school is expecting to make £5m profits this year. It is set to open the floodgates to an unprecedented level of commercial involvement in British learning under the education reforms spearheaded by Michael Gove Giving a key speech last September at a community college in south London on the future of free schools, Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, was clear. "Let me reassure you: yes to greater diversity; yes to more choice...  show all text
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@MrGreenGus: Swedish company given ok to run Suffolk school expects to make £5m profits this year - http://t.co/DIZHf1WM Tories approach to education
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@ChrisPenberthy on Twitter
@ChrisPenberthy: Swedish company given ok to run Suffolk school expects to make £5m profits this year - http://t.co/DIZHf1WM Tories approach to education
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@TheRightArticle: Swedish company given ok to run Suffolk school expects to make £5m profits this year - http://t.co/DIZHf1WM Tories approach to education
]]> <![CDATA[Free exchange: Shake it all about | The Economist]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:34:09 -0800 economist.com
THE downturn in the euro area and the wobbly recovery in America have already taken their toll on the emerging world.
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@Debtology: Which emerging economies have the most monetary and fiscal wiggle-room? http://t.co/mY7QddP8
@TheEconomist on Twitter
@TheEconomist: Which emerging economies have the most monetary and fiscal wiggle-room? http://t.co/mY7QddP8
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]]> <![CDATA[Andrew Lansley forced into major climbdown on planned health reforms | Politics | The Observer]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:17:01 -0800 guardian.co.uk - Toby Helm, Denis Campbell
Threat of Lords revolt compels health secretary to change NHS bill amid claims of 'sheer panic' in government over opposition The health secretary will perform a dramatic climbdown over his reforms this week in a desperate attempt to prevent a cross-party revolt among peers who fear that the changes would lead to the fragmentation of the NHS. Amid growing concern in Downing Street that health policy is becoming the government's achilles heel, ministers will table a series of amendments to the h...  show all text
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@ChrisPenberthy on Twitter
@ChrisPenberthy: Andrew Lansley forced into major climbdown on planned health reforms http://t.co/rE9m5r5M
@nicktheowl on Twitter
@nicktheowl: Lansley & DH now in freefall over professional opposition to #NHSReform via @cpeedell: http://t.co/lnUvdwSh #NHS #NHSReform #Localgov #SDOH
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@TheRightArticle: Lansley forced into major climbdown on Health Bill - http://t.co/cGIMf8HC
]]> <![CDATA[Visible-light communication: Tripping the light fantastic | The Economist]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:56:14 -0800 economist.com
AMONG the many new gadgets unveiled at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was a pair of smartphones able to exchange data using light.
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@Debtology on Twitter
@Debtology: Casio has unveiled smartphone prototypes able to exchange data using light. Some have labelled this system Li-Fi http://t.co/UrF4NocF #wow
@TheEconomist on Twitter
@TheEconomist: Casio has unveiled smartphone prototypes able to exchange data using light. Some have labelled this system Li-Fi http://t.co/zKZ00Fnw
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]]> <![CDATA[Holocaust Memorial Day]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:13:31 -0800 hmd.org.uk
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@CommunitiesUK on Twitter
@CommunitiesUK: Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. Let everyone you know how important it is to #SpeakUpSpeakOut - pledge your support at http://t.co/N5wgcww4
@Equality_SW on Twitter
@Equality_SW: Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. Let everyone you know how important it is to #SpeakUpSpeakOut - pledge your support at http://t.co/N5wgcww4
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@stephenfry on Twitter
@stephenfry: Your voice is amazing. Use it to #SpeakUpSpeakOut against intolerance and persecution via @HMD_UK #HMD2012 http://t.co/qHuNAI8N Do RT
@UKYP on Twitter
@UKYP: Another big thank you to the @bycLIVE volunteers we had at #HMD2012UKEvent! Visit http://t.co/N5wgcww4 and pledge for #HMD2012 Please RT!
]]> <![CDATA[Challenge Network to get £7m this year for National Citizen Service | Third Sector]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:52:11 -0800 thirdsector.co.uk
Read 'Challenge Network to get £7m this year for National Citizen Service' and the latest charity & voluntary sector news & best practice on Third Sector
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@NCVYS: 'Challenge Network to get £7m this year for National Citizen Service' http://t.co/bBS8qYQD @thechallengeuk
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@jobsthirdsector: Challenge Network to get £7m this year for National Citizen Service: Civil society minister Nick Hu... http://t.co/oh3TKQEZ #charitynews
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@ThirdSector: Challenge Network to get £7m this year for National Citizen Service http://t.co/loWYoqKd
@charities on Twitter
@charities: Challenge Network to get £7m this year for National Citizen Service: Civil society minister Nick Hurd says Cabin... http://t.co/RWl15pqK
]]> <![CDATA[Charities champion social justice, yet few have women in leading roles | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:20:45 -0800 guardian.co.uk
The voluntary sector is no different to others when it comes to gender equality, reveals Clore Social Fellow Rowena Lewis
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@voscur: Glass ceiling in the Voluntary Sector? http://t.co/wRLa4nxX
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@Publicleaders: Charities champion social justice, yet few have women in leading roles http://t.co/24PXsf0a
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@whywomen: Are you a female working in the #volsec? Finding it hard to break the glass ceiling? This may explain why... http://t.co/Ms8kq3GG
@brightone on Twitter
@brightone: 'Charities champion social justice, yet few women in leading roles' http://t.co/RHoeBOJm via @gdnvoluntary
]]> <![CDATA[Third sector learning and development survey]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:11:34 -0800 surveymonkey.com
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@CharityComms on Twitter
@CharityComms: Are cuts affecting your learning and development? Have your say in @lasavoice survey http://t.co/h1nAYFTQ + win Amazon vouchers #charities
@LouiseBrown on Twitter
@LouiseBrown: How have the cuts changed your organisation's training needs? @LasaVoice wants to know and there are vouchers to be won http://t.co/PCdrkLqB
@stevebridger on Twitter
@stevebridger: .@LasaVoice is asking what you and your #charity colleagues need from training, learning and development in 2012: http://t.co/nyjnxHI5
@CharityComms on Twitter
@CharityComms: Tell @LasaVoice what you and your colleagues need from training, learning and development in 2012: http://t.co/QKNkHvWe
@rachelbeer on Twitter
@rachelbeer: Are cuts affecting your learning and development? Have your say in @lasavoice survey http://t.co/h1nAYFTQ + win Amazon vouchers #charities
@mowords on Twitter
@mowords: Why not take Lasa's survey on the impact of cuts on training? http://t.co/aMrX99Y2 Deadline 31 Jan. Amazon vouchers to be won!
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@brightone: Are cuts affecting your learning and development? Have your say in @lasavoice survey http://t.co/VwG5ozRa + win Amazon vouchers #charities
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@LasaICT: Monday morning, why not start your week by taking our quick training and development survey? http://t.co/4Is6GidH £50 Amazon vouchers to win
]]> <![CDATA[Poorest communities feel brunt of spending cuts | Joseph Rowntree Foundation]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:13:24 -0800 jrf.org.uk
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@jrf_uk: Poorest communities feel brunt of spending cuts http://t.co/eQWnFbH0
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@ChrisPenberthy: Poorest communities feel brunt of spending cuts I Joseph Rowntree - http://t.co/CYpQlvKC
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@TheRightArticle: Poorest communities feel brunt of spending cuts I Joseph Rowntree - http://t.co/CYpQlvKC
]]> <![CDATA[Bristol University | Centre for Public Engagement | Bristol Mayor debate]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:08:55 -0800 bristol.ac.uk
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@bristolpaul on Twitter
@bristolpaul: Elected mayor vote being brought forward to Nov'12 for Bristol & others. Debate the issue here: http://t.co/hC0qDE9p #bristolmayor
@Bristol_Health on Twitter
@Bristol_Health: Our next #bristolmayor debate is 22 February in Council House. Free - book here: http://t.co/MQjsLILs
@mark_bradshaw on Twitter
@mark_bradshaw: Link to another public debate about Bristol elected mayor: both wings of Libdem party represented +Tory but no Labour http://t.co/rYA422Jj
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]]> <![CDATA[Andrew Stunell: Communities have a chance to revive their neighbourhoods - Newsroom - Department for Communities and Local Government]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:59:00 -0800 communities.gov.uk
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@voscur on Twitter
@voscur: Community & voluntary organisations - apply for a share of £100m to bring empty homes back into use http://t.co/dg7Q8jFW
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@khbelizaire: Community & voluntary organisations - apply for a share of £100m to bring empty homes back into use http://t.co/dg7Q8jFW
@CommunitiesUK on Twitter
@CommunitiesUK: Andrew Stunell asks community & voluntary organisations to apply for share of £100m to bring empty homes back into use http://t.co/5R8cNd01
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@dantrobus on Twitter
@dantrobus: Press release on Empty Homes Fund here: http://t.co/V9vkSlIu Application packs should appear on Tribal's website soon http://t.co/EXGcJ9ol
]]> <![CDATA[Social Value Briefings]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:01:37 -0800 navca.org.uk
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@voscur: Measuring #socialvalue, social outcomes and impact - a new NAVCA discussion paper http://t.co/QmrtolfP #publicservices # commissioning
@lcpu on Twitter
@lcpu: Measuring #socialvalue, social outcomes and impact - a new NAVCA discussion paper http://t.co/QmrtolfP #publicservices # commissioning
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]]> <![CDATA[Housing benefit cap: can you live on 62p a day? | Tim Leunig | Comment is free | The Guardian]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:26:04 -0800 guardian.co.uk - Tim Leunig
The housing benefit cap will mainly hit stable families on low incomes. Surely this can't be what George Osborne wanted Imagine two sets of people, both renting from private landlords. One is an Islington couple who have never worked. The other is an Oldham family with four children, where the working parent has just lost his or her job. The Islington couple currently receive £250 a week in housing benefit, while the Oldham family gets only £150. Times are tough, and the government wants to save  show all text
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@Debtology: Housing benefit cap: can you live on 62p a day? http://t.co/cQgcT5SW
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@CPRE on Twitter
@CPRE: Tim Leunig’s final words in the @guardian on planning reform and affordable housing are just plain wrong. http://t.co/otykf3JP #NPPF
@TheRightArticle on Twitter
@TheRightArticle: Housing benefit cap: can you live on 62p a day? | Tim Leunig - http://t.co/yrO4UIwR Tories have no idea of consequences of their policies.
@ChrisPenberthy on Twitter
@ChrisPenberthy: Housing benefit cap: can you live on 62p a day? | Tim Leunig http://t.co/d1GojDTM via @guardian
@nicktheowl on Twitter
@nicktheowl: This post from Tim Leunig on Comment is Free is a pretty impressive demolition of the idea of a benefit cap: http://t.co/AvGTOv7G
]]> <![CDATA[Fruit and vegetable consumption by poorer families falls 30%, figures show | Society | The Guardian]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:53:40 -0800 guardian.co.uk - Fiona Harvey, Juliette Jowit
Rising food prices and recession resulting in lower income households cutting their recommended five-a-day portions Lower income families in the UK have cut their consumption of fruit and vegetables by nearly a third in the wake of the recession and rising food prices, to just over half of the five-a-day portions that the government recommends for a healthy diet. Households in the lowest tenth of incomes were buying only 2.7 portions of fruit and vegetables a day at the end of 2010, the latest ...  show all text
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@Bristol_Health: Shld the govt consider #food vouchers? 5ADay a casualty of shrinking food budgets-esp for kids. Longterm savings 4 NHS? http://t.co/n8RGvG3f
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The gap between the economic performance of UK cities is widening, a study says, with six times more dole claimants in some parts of the country than others.
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