Archive

Neets top priorities in final council LAA list

30 June 2008

More than three-quarters of councils have included a target to reduce the numbers of 16-to-18-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training in their local area agreement (Laa) deals.

Smith plans clampdown on unruly kids

27 June 2008

Parents who fail to control troublesome children as young as five could be asked to sign contracts pledging to clamp down on their kids under government plans.

Deprived communities

By Karen Buck

27 June 2008

We are neglecting those on the edge

Interview:

27 June 2008

Third sector minister Phil Hope has a lot of balls to keep in the air.

PM announces social mobility white paper

27 June 2008

A white paper on plans to increase social mobility will be published later this year, the Prime Minister announced this week.

Housing costs are 'stressing millions'

27 June 2008

Almost one in four households in Britain are suffering from stress or depression over meeting their rent or mortgage, according to research by housing charity Shelter.

Call for community panels to cut youth crime

27 June 2008

Victims and local people should decide how youngsters should best atone for crime and antisocial behaviour, says a think tank.

School Strike

27 June 2008

London inner city school kids tried out fencing this week

Minister tells charities to prove effectiveness

27 June 2008

Charities and social enterprises need to develop better evidence of their effectiveness as service providers, third sector minister Phil Hope said this week.

Rethinking urban spatial barricades

27 June 2008

The success of several unplanned settlements is evidence that slum clearance is not the only tactic open to planners, explains Tim Stonor.