February 2009 News

Follow the NCVO annual conference on twitter

<>I am writing this post from the Brewery which is hosting the NCVO annual conference - Civil society: building trust in uncertain times. This year you can follow all the action on twitter (not sure what twitter is? See Louise Brown's excellent piece to find out). Follow what everyone is saying about the conference here. Our own twitter feed is here, and I'll be reporting from our session afternoon on the future of membership with Matthew Taylor (RSA), Alex Hunt (National Trust) and our own...

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British jobs for British workers; does this equal British problems?

<>I am worried by the already evident increase in tensions developing in the UK at the moment, largely in response to stresses brought on because of the recession.  Foresight has previously highlighted this as a potential implication of the downturn, as well as a potential implication of social attitudes towards immigrants, but it is worrying when you read an article like this one in today’s Independent.  Although it refers to restricting highly skilled immigrants, the implications - that...

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