Opportunities for people with Learning Disabilities in Norfolk
Norfolk County Council’s Scrutiny Committee examined the new programme of support for adults with a learning disability this week. You
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Do all roads lead to Preston?
Not long before Christmas long established local charity, the Great Yarmouth Community Trust, went into liquidation. People lost their jobs,
Continue readingBack to the future for the Liberal Democrats?
An article I wrote for Speaker Politics on ‘what now for the Lib Dems?’ https://speakerpolitics.co.uk/opinion/1702-where-next-for-the-liberal-democrats
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Central & East European Politics
Putting all my academic writing about CEE (mostly Romanian) politics in one place. My PhD thesis (I carry with me
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Highlighting the SEND crisis
At the Full Council meeting at Norfolkâs County Hall today, I moved a motion highlighting the crisis in SEND funding
Continue readingClimate Crisis: keep us safe from flooding
I have written to the leader of Norfolk County Council to ask what steps he is taking in response to
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Involving small charities in policy development
I’ve been part of a group that is looking at how to embed innovation into a redesigned mental health service
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A New ‘Local Plan’ for North Norfolk
North Norfolk District Council is currently drawing up plans for a new Local Plan. It will set out the council’s
Continue readingBuying local: how Councils and Commissioners can work better with small charities
After two years as a County Councillor and more than a year managing a small charity, it is a question
Continue readingJob cuts at Norfolk’s Children’s Centres
County Hall recently announced job losses at Norfolk’s Children’s Centres. My comment quoted in the EDP article: “Once the administration
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