Social enterprise – for better or for worse
Listen to NCIA’s Andy Benson air his views on social enterprise in this BBC Radio Wales interview.
evidence and views from elsewhere
Changing the world – something for everyone
Whatever your place, temperament or interests here’s a fantastic list of all the things we can do, individually or together, which can have an effect on the status quo. From silence to boycotts, stalling to singing, letters and petitions, from prayer to skydiving and rude gestures – there’s something for everyone here. It’s from Gene … Continue reading
Just Wage
Just Wage is a campaign for lowering income gaps through the use of fixed salary ratios, with a special eye on voluntary sector wages. And if ever such a campaign was needed, now’s the time. So NCIA has signed up and will be offering support where it can. Check their blog out and do the … Continue reading
Chickens come home to roost
The Charity Commission has finally spotted what NCIA predicted at the beginning of the year, and long before –
“many charities will go bust because of their reliance on government contracts to deliver public services.”
Hard not to say “we told you so” to those who have tied themselves into State agendas with little … Continue reading
Privatised public services – A sign of the future
TREATMENT IN TODAY’S NHS
This is what treatment is like in an NHS hospital today
This is what happened to my sister in a semi-privatised, squeezed by New Labour and Margaret Thatcher, we’re so proud of our standard of excellence we are applying for Foundation Hospital status hospital
This is what happened to my sister, … Continue reading
Am I a waste of money?
A personal view from Charlotte Pell
Look into your brains and tell me if I am a waste of money.
The money that pays me comes from a national quango called ‘Capacity Builders’. But this isn’t one of those bad quangoes everyone talks about, this one doesn’t take money off you, it gives its money … Continue reading
Systems thinking in the public sector
Much of what we complain is being forced onto voluntary organisations by local and central Government derives from ineffective and outdated management styles and theories – targets, performance management, quality assurance, benchmarking, regulation and the rest of it. These styles and techniques make services worse not better, build in unnecessary costs and make it harder … Continue reading
Save DLA and AA: have you signed the No 10 petition yet?
DLA and AA are under threat. You are strongly urged to sign the DLA and AA petition on the No 10 website, posted on 7 September by Peter Hand of Mencap.
And to pass this on. The petition is at http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/AttendanceA/.
So far it’s collected 3,729 signatures and is the 33rd largest petition on … Continue reading
London Coalition Against Poverty (LCAP) – Direct Action Casework Manual
Direct Action Casework is what LCAP calls the actions it takes with people to challenge and overcome unjust treatment. It is a combination of legal work and advocacy with protest and direct action.
Direct Action Casework can be used by anybody and it works!
LCAP have seen people challenge unfair treatment and win real victories … Continue reading
Why the Coalition is needed
I see the Coalition as the first step in restoring the dignity and beauty of the voluntary sector. That can only happen when we re-assert our right, our historical right, to stick two fingers up to the state and go our own way.
Jon Taylor says goodbye to the Coalition and encourages us in our … Continue reading