cadence comments about coalition

21 Apr 2011

Snow, Easter, Coalition, Wedding - spot odd one out!

When economic growth was sluggish in the last quarter the government said it was due to the snow. Will they blame Easter and the Royal Wedding if the figures are bad again next time? ... more

19 Oct 2010

Building a Stronger Civil Society

The government has published a document called Building a Stronger Civil Society. It has 3 main bits: 1) it explains what it sees as the opportunities for the third sector 2) it explains what support they might offer 3) it initiates a consultation on the issues... more

4 Oct 2010

BIg Society quiz show

Being on the PTA? Organising a running group? Asking some local youths to be a bit quieter? Are these examples of the BS in action? It could almost be a lame TV quiz show, of the sort that originates on Radio 4. Is it Big Society or is it BS? At the moment it seems that most people would answer this by saying "I'm sorry I haven't a clue" ... more

1 Oct 2010

Children's Centres

We have just put a bid in for some work on an interesting Children's Centre. It is thinking hard about what it does and how well it does it and how it can demonstrate its impact. This is not easy, but well worth doing ... more

28 May 2010

The Big Civil Society

The 3rd sector has been renamed the Civil Society under the new government, or at least the Office for the 3rd Sector has been renamed. Is this important? Should we be changing the title of our recent 3rd sector scoping study in Leicestershire, or work on a TMO in Oldham? The name probably does not matter and we will have to wait to see what kind of change in emphasis occurs. There are some early signs of tensions between the pre-election commitments to localism ... more