Housing Policy died around the mid-1990s. It died a slow silent death. What was once an important ministerial portfolio was subsumed into urban regeneration agendas and programmes to tackle anti-social behaviour. In the last month, with the mild furore over the cutting of housing benefit, we have witnessed the death rattles of housing policy.
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LiberalConspiracy on 30th Aug 2010 (via liberalconspiracy.org)
Last month the OECD published a report called Help Wanted. It looked at social care provision across member countries, and showed a worrying trend of half-hearted measures and governments sticking their heads in the sand. Getting these policies right, it says, needs to start now. The May 2010 Coalition Agreement stated that a commission should be set up to look at social care for the elderly. But ...
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LiberalConspiracy on 14th Jun 2011 (via liberalconspiracy.org)
Duncan Brack and Ed Randall, authors of the Dictionary of Liberal Thought, have kindly agreed to let us publish extracts on Lib Dem Voice. This month we conclude our trilogy of postings on liberalism - classical, economic and social. This month, it’s social. You can read other previous extracts on LDV here. The entire book
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 10th Jun 2009 (via libdemvoice.org)
Social workers should visit children in care at least once a month according to a report.
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Telegraph on 25th Feb 2009 (via telegraph.co.uk)
During its six-month EU presidency, Belgium will seek to enforce the so-called 'social clause' of the Lisbon Treaty, ensuring that policymakers in Brussels and national capitals keep a close eye on the social impact of all new legislation, a meeting of EU social ministers heard last Friday (9 July).
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EurActiv on 13th Jul 2010 (via euractiv.com)
Assembly members pay a silent tribute to the four men who died in the Gleision mine disaster, while the First Minister calls it a "tragedy for Wales".
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BBCPolitics on 20th Sep 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
Craig Murray sheds a silent tear for some of those victims of the 'credit crunch'.... titter ye not.
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BobPiper on 15th Sep 2008 (via bobpiper.co.uk)
Duncan Brack and Ed Randall, authors of the Dictionary of Liberal Thought, have kindly agreed to let us publish extracts on Lib Dem Voice. This month we continue our trilogy of postings on liberalism - classical, economic and social. Last month it was classical; this month, it’s economic. You can read other previous extracts on
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 18th May 2009 (via libdemvoice.org)
Picture from The Spine BBC:Barclaycard has received the maximum possible fine for the "most serious and persistent" case of silent calls ever seen by regulator Ofcom. The credit provider was hit with a £50,000 fine after an Ofcom investigation uncovered an extremely high number of silent calls. Typically, these occur when call centres with automated systems dial more numbers than staff can d...
It was a great pleasure to see Paul Merton's Silent Clowns show at Newbury's Corn Exchange last night. There was a full house to listen to Merton's enthusiastic introductions to a selection of excellent silent comedy films. But the real star of the show (apart from Buster Keaton, that is) was Neil Brand who played the piano. It is easy to forget the role of the many improvisational pianists who ac...
I saw this poster on a hoarding outside a rural petrol station on my way to a beer tasting event on Saturday. It's part of the otherwise ludicrous Policing Pledge. Well, I'm sorry, but it looks like a threat to me. It's just a bit too close to 'You do not have the right to remain silent'. Yes, I know its not the same but I suspect the difference will be moot to many people.
