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The UK and the Ukraine: On the point of splitting?
24th February 2014
- Matthew Groves
Presently, the United Kingdom and the Ukraine seem to be on the brink of separation, and what is noteworthy is the different ways these break-ups appear to be playing out. There are already dead people on the streets in the Ukraine, while Scottish Nationalists remain unharmed by the forces of the State.
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Growing Into Politics: How lowering the voting age could combat turnout decline
18th February 2014
Voter engagement among the young is low and seems set to fall still further: only 44% of those aged 18 voted in the 2010 general election, and only 12% of this age group say that they are “certain to vote” at the next from 30% just two years ago.
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Faith in Britain: It’s time for religious communities to look outwards
11th February 2014
There are those who view religion as a force for good and wish to see it play a greater role in shaping society, and there are those who view religion as a malign and wish to see it forced to the margins of society.
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Markets for the Many: Banks have a responsibility to lend to deprived communities
7th February 2014
Soon after the financial crisis hit in 2008, the most pressing issue on everyone’s mind was how our finance sector could be reformed so that a meltdown of this degree would never again occur and economic stability could return to the UK.
Civic finance + Civic institutions + Communities + Community finance + Community re-investment act + SME lending
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Community Energy Strategy: Opportunities for finance and investment
6th February 2014
Last week’s Community Energy Strategy sets out, in part, to identify how to support investment funding for community energy. A series of grants and funding schemes from across different parts of government are highlighted.
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Community Energy Strategy: What are the implications for commercial developers?
5th February 2014
DECC’s Community Energy Strategy is a glass half full for some, and half empty for others. Jonathan Porritt gave it a 4/10. Megan Darby of Utility Week was rather more impressed and summarised it in a very readable article entitled “DECC feels community spirit.”
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Community Energy Strategy: A ‘Second Way’ For The UK’s Energy Market
29th January 2014
Publication of the first Community Energy Strategy is a welcome recognition that the UK’s energy consumers don’t have to be abandoned to the mercy of faceless multi-national conglomerates. The community energy model is well proven in many parts of Europe – and the USA come to that – but hitherto hopelessly under-exploited in the UK.
Community energy + Community energy strategy + Energy + Energy policy
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Community Energy Strategy: A Step In The Right Direction?
28th January 2014
It’s been a truism of community energy activism for many years that what communities have managed to achieve across the UK has been ‘in spite of’ the policies and regulations which shape our energy system rather than ‘because of’.
Community energy + Community energy strategy + Energy policy
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Community Shop: The UK’s First Social Supermarket, Delivering Surplus Food For Social Good
27th January 2014
If you haven’t been to Goldthorpe before, you may be unaware of its rich history. A former mining town within South Yorkshire with a proud heritage, it has fallen on hard times in recent years, and is now amongst the most deprived areas in the UK.
Community + Food + Food industry + Food poverty + Social supermarkets + Surplus food redistribution
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Community Energy Strategy: Is This The Game Changer We Have Been Waiting For?
27th 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.
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