After the Pandemic has passed there will be no return to the old normal
For the future health of our nation, our economy and our planet we can’t afford to go back to the
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Invitation for children with SEND in Norfolk to me OFSTED inspectors
I’ve received this from Norfolk County Council. OFSTED is currently inspecting the county’s SEND provision. If you know someone who
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Review of The Pinch by David Willetts
I’m grateful to the Higher Education Policy Institute for asking me to review the new edition of David Willetts’ book
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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 Norfolk’s 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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