Posts tagged: HM Treasury

The real test of the Big Society

4 February 2011 – 12:36 pm

It’s been an interesting week in the world of the Big Society.  Last week representative from the North East’s third sector meet with Ian Leete from the Office of the Civil Society.  At that meeting a question was raised whether there would be such animosity to the Big Society, and whether we would embrae the [...]

By John Main | Posted in Big Society, Commissioning and procurement, In the news, Regeneration, Support for sector | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

The mark of a civilized society…..

10 September 2010 – 2:47 pm

The vast majority of people access the welfare system because they need it, not because they want it.

By John Main | Posted in Campaigning, Communities, Regeneration, Uncategorised | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (4)

Hoping for a Treasury win.

25 August 2010 – 2:16 pm

Today the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) published a report on the impact of the June 2010 Emergency budget.  Those of you who have read my previous blog on the Emergency Budget  will know that I had concerns the budget was written to address concerns of global financial markets and not the people of the [...]

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