Confusing myth and reality
THERE is myth and there is reality. One of the secrets of a happy life is not to confuse the two. It is a lesson that one trade union should have learnt before it committed itself to kick … (Subscription needed)
Counting the cost of justice
The Bloody Sunday inquiry in Londonderry is expected to cost at least £100m as more than 1,000 witnesses use the best in IT to give evidence. Paul Gosling reports. (Subscription needed.)
Salute Ireland . . . the world’s biggest credit union nation!
THE World Council of Credit Unions – headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin and Washington, DC – has just held its annual conference: in Dublin. The choice of Ireland is both highly symbolic… (Subscription needed)
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Burnt-out councils discover high performance
After decades of municipal neglect and incompetence, many of England’s largest and oldest cities are witnessing a management overhaul that is rapidly improving services.
Is turning the NHS into a complex network of social enterprises the right step?
THE title was hardly inspiring: but the impact will be profound. A report that has just landed on the desk of Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt provides an indication of how the health… (Subscription needed)
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Bouncing Back From Oblivion
When Northern Ireland’s Irvinestown (population 2,200) lost its major industry, unemployment hit 90 per cent. Now social enterprise is helping the town to prosper again. What do you do if you live in a small town and the major employers close down their factories? One answer – if you are a group of “social entrepreneurs”
True Cost of Education
England’s schools face a significant funding shakeup. Paul Gosling examines the key implications. Download the article (PDF)
Ireland’s Modernising Agenda
Significant investment is allowing Ireland to make a fresh start, discovers Paul Gosling. Download the article (PDF)
Looking at SME’s from all sides now
Published by the European Commission. The Observatory of European SMEs has been reporting on the sector for nine years. Paul Gosling interviews the Observatory’s project director, Rob van der Horst, on its progress.
Paying Their Dues
Information technology is at the heart of steps being taken by the Government to close the annual tax gap, reports Paul Gosling Download the article (PDF)
Going to town on progress
The philosophy of city-oriented growth is central to the economic rebirth of England’s regions. Gone is the time when Liverpool and Manchester saw each other as deadly competitors, says Bryan Gray, chairman of Northwest Regional Development Agency. True, the friendly rivalry remains, but it hides a mature understanding that what is good for one is
Prick up your ears
Can it be true that housing associations are podcasting to their tenants? Paul Gosling finds out that it is really true.