There is an alleged crisis of cohesion in the UK. This is manifested in debates about identity and Britishness; the breakdown of social connections along the fault lines of geography, ethnicity, faith, income, and age; and the fragile relationship between
There is an alleged crisis of cohesion in the UK. This is manifested in debates about identity and Britishness; the breakdown of social connections al...
'Regeneration', 'mainstreaming', 'community involvement', 'evidence-based policy', 'public service reform' - all are terms central to the government's policy programme for tackling social deprivation. But what do they mean in practice for people living in areas of multiple deprivation?This report describes how Community Links, a community organisation in Newham, East London, has worked over the past seven years to give these terms practical meaning through its Social Enterprise Zone project.The report revisits the original proposal for Social Enterprise Zones made in 1996 and reflects on how...
'Regeneration', 'mainstreaming', 'community involvement', 'evidence-based policy', 'public service reform' - all are terms central to the government's...
