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Cuts and controversy in Tower Hamlets
TweetLutfur Rahman’s name is usually prefixed with the word “controversial”. It is an apt description of the first directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, in east London. He is the council’s ex-Labour leader turned independent mayoral candidate who won 2010′s … Continue reading
Bricks and mobility: buildings and disability history
TweetA gap in a church wall speaks volumes about the history of disability in England; lepers’ squints allowed people with leprosy to see the pulpit and hear the service through a small chink in the stonework, without coming into contact … Continue reading
Posted in Disabiloty, Health, Housing, Learning disability, Social exclusion, Third sector, Uncategorized
Tagged charity, education, employment, health, housing, learning disability, third sector
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How back office benchmarking can improve efficiency
TweetWhen social housing provider One Vision Housing (OVH) reduced its total management costs by £2.8m in five years, it was partly due to the fact it had been benchmarking its back office functions. The Merseyside-based group spends less now on … Continue reading
Sticking plasters, surgery and spending reviews
TweetA damp squib of a sticking plaster, or what health secretary Andrew Lansley has said is the “most comprehensive overhaul [of social care] since 1948” and an end to the care lottery? Most early reaction to today’s long awaited care … Continue reading
Posted in Cuts, Disability, Health, Housing, Learning disability, Local government, Older people, Social care, Uncategorized
Tagged cuts, health, housing, learning disability, local government, older people
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I never imagined I’d be selling my body for drugs
Tweet“I never imagined in a million years I’d be selling my body for drugs…I’m still doing it now… I’ve nearly been killed three times doing [prostitution]. I’ve been raped doing it.. as a result of that I got HIV doing … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Housing, Third sector, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged charity, health, housing, third sector
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Cuts: do the right maths
TweetI had to share the infographic below from learning disability charity United Response which, if you’ve not already seen it, lays bare the impact of cuts to disability living allowance (DLA), the benefit that helps people with care and mobility … Continue reading
Posted in Cuts, Learning disability, Social care, Third sector, Uncategorized
Tagged cuts, housing, learning disability, third sector
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Youth film reveals the hidden gems of black theatre
TweetThe term black theatre might conjure up images of a niche and very 20th century concept, but from Ira Aldridge playing Othello in Covent Garden in the 1830s to the 1990 production of Amani Napthali’s Ragamuffin and to grime star … Continue reading
Posted in media & communication, Music & arts, Race, Uncategorized, Young people
Tagged charity, housing, music & arts, young people
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How your old jacket might be just the job
TweetEver considered what someone who’s homeless wears to a job interview? If you’re trying to get back on your feet and into work or training, whether you’re homeless, long-term unemployed or disadvantaged, what you need is smart clothes, but what … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Third sector, Uncategorized
Tagged business, charity, housing, third sector
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Writing about wrongs: can social affairs journalism make a difference?
TweetAs a journalist writing on social affairs I often wonder if my articles make any difference or whether this kind of journalism is essentially exploitative. The dilemma isn’t original. Journalists and photographers struggle with it all the time. Mostly I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, media & communication, Social exclusion
Tagged charity, communication, health, housing, journalism, media
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Housing ambitions: 30-year plan for London’s biggest council landlord
TweetIt is the biggest council housing landlord in London and the fourth largest in the country. With 39,000 rented and 16,700 leasehold homes, a 19,000-strong waiting list and almost 15,000 properties needing repair ( “non-decent”, 2010 figures) the scale of … Continue reading
