Community Energy Strategy: Is This The Game Changer We Have Been Waiting For?

27^th January 2014

This strategy could not come soon enough. At a time of rapidly rising energy bills and growing concerns over the impact of energy infrastructure on our precious landscapes, community energy offers people a chance not only to take more control of their energy – where it comes from and what it costs – but also feel confident that the places they love have not been sacrificed to generate it.

Community + Community energy + Energy + Energy bills

Student Debt: Abandon All Hope?

23^rd January 2014

Much has been written over the last fifteen years, since University tuition fees were first introduced, about the rights and the wrongs of asking graduates to pay back society for their degrees.

Education + Higher education + Personal finance + University + University fees

Community Energy Strategy: The Roadblock to Scaling Community Energy

22^nd January 2014

Community Energy will remain the domain of wealthy areas where volunteers (often professionals and retired) muster up the enthusiasm, knowledge and community spirit to deploy and finance a low carbon technology, for the benefit of the community.

Community energy + Community finance + Energy + Social impact + Solar PV

Who Is Lonely And When?

17^th January 2014

Who is lonely and when? Loneliness (that unwelcome feeling that occurs when there is a mismatch between the number and quality of relationships we want and those we have) can be a serious issue for many older people.

Care + Loneliness + Support

Immigration Week: The Costs Of Bashing Immigration

6^th January 2014

Immigration has been a major political topic in the UK during 2013. Yet despite all the evidence which shows that immigration has a positive impact on the British economy and the lip service that politicians from all parties pay to the benefits of diversity in our society, most of the debate has been about how we can prevent people from coming here or how we can force people to return home.