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European law looms over NHS contracts
Nicholas Timmins
Public Policy Editor
Financial Times
15.01.07
The days when the National Health Service can choose which clinical services…
Taskforce calls for £50m local pot
Jamie Carpenter
Regeneration & Renewal
12.01.07
Up to £50 million a year should be provided to increase community involvement in local d…
Citizen forums ‘will ask tough questions about the role of Citizen and State’
15.01.07
New social research published today shows what people think and expect from the State a…
Galson Estate buyout seals ascendancy of community ownership
Senscot
12.01.07
With the agreed purchase of Lewis's Galson Estate by a community buy-out yesterday, more than half of the la…
Dear members and friends,
It’s my habit to go to Spain for the festive break, but last year was cold so I stay put this time in my cosy cottage. On Hogmanay the weather is atrocious, but I’m snug …
Salute the sector, but ignore the hype
Laurence Demarco
Regeneration & Renewal
05.01.07
Greetings from Scotland where atrocious weather blew away most of the municipal …
Too much faith in third sector fizz
Patrick ButlerThe Guardian 13.12.06
The political establishment's hero worship of the third sector continues unabated. Last week, it was another turn for the govern…
Membership and Legislation are Top Concerns for Credit Unions Worldwide
08.01.07
Weak membership growth, competition, low consumer awareness and restrictive legislation are the t…
Charity champion dies in crash
Sara GainesGuardian09.01.07
Luke FitzHerbert, of the Directory of Social Change, has been killed in a car crash.An outspoken and courageous champion of small charities, …
Concern on cost of advertising charity changes
08.01.07
Charities in Scotland are expressing concern about proposals that organisations with an income of over £250,000 would have to advertise 'signif…
UK Government must spend more on renewable energy
Jeremy Lovell PlanetArk08.01.07
LONDON - The British government must put more money into renewable energy if it is to stand any chance of meeti…
New Communities Minister appointed
09.01.07
New Communities Minister
09.01.07
Rhona Brankin, the Deputy Environment and Rural Development Minister, has today been appointed as the new Communities Min…
