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'Winner Takes All' Policies Hitting Poorest Hardest

PA | Posted 19.09.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: UK Government, Coalition, UK Impact, UK News, Rich and Poor, UK Economy, Gap Between Rich and Poor, Social Issues, Social Deprivation, UK Politics News

The gap between the richest and poorest UK regions is set to widen under the Coalition's "winner takes all" economic strategy, a report has claimed. ...

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Theatre Interview - Jackie Clune in Mogadishu

Chris Cox | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: UK Playwrights, Mogadishu, Jackie Clune, UK Theatre, Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith, UK Culture, Social Issues, Interview, UK Entertainment News
Chris Cox

There is something about Mogadishu that lives with you, which creates questions for which there are no answers, and opens your eyes to 21st century schooling. It's a piece of theatre, which deserves your attention, if only to fuel your conversations for the next few weeks.

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The Children of Frankenstein

Euclides Montes | Posted 12.10.2011 | UK
Read More: Tottenham, London Riots, Euclides Montes, UK-Riots, Social Issues, Education, Frankenstein, Community, Crime, UK News
Euclides Montes

Mary Shelley's gothic creation is perhaps a rather obscure analogy for the unrest in the UK at the moment but I believe it is quite apt.

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Unemployment: Tackling the Deeper Issues

Mark Lovell | Posted 27.09.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Unemployed, Skills, Unemployment, Social Issues, Work Programme, Public Services, Labour-Market, UK Politics News
Mark Lovell

The Work Programme in the UK is at the cutting edge of this change - coupled with payment by results - and will need to be iterated to succeed and develop new ways to support people into work and self employment. More quickly, more people, for longer!

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