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- Place Survey - based on more than 500,000 people's views and perceptions about where they live - demonstrates the importance of listening to local people and what they want for their local area, Communities Secretary John Denham, June 23 [3] Less than half of people say they are satisfied with their local council. Only a quarter of people feel they can influence local decisions, as many again would like to be more involved. topic
- UK climate projections: a wake-up call on the need to urgently slash emissions, FoE, June 18 [4] topic
- Vision of over a million people across England gaining access to the rail network strongly welcomed by CPRE, June 15 [5] "This report makes the case for linking more towns to the rail network; now the Government must get on with building these lines. Giving more people a real alternative to the car is vital if we’re going to meet our carbon reduction targets." say Campaign for Better Transport [6] topic
- Aspirational policies mean nothing unless they address the forces of impoverishment, June 8 [7] topic
- "Another idea is to take the key themes of Transition towns - communities thinking about the future and taking action to deal with big issues - and apply this to the way central and local government work with communities. The role of government should not be to dictate ("I'm a bureaucrat and I know what's best for you") but to facilitate - to provide communities with resources and support" May 30 [8]. / Sounds like Local Agenda 21 before the government ditched it in favour of bureacrat dominated community planning? Philralph @sca21 17:17, 11 June 2009 (UTC) topic
- Wipe that tear, Hazel dear, from your eye, June 3 [9] topic / Comment on CLG action plan for community empowerment
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- ↑ Living with rats, June 29, 2009
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, June 24, 2009
- ↑ Communities and Local Government, June 23, 2009
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, June 188, 2009
- ↑ Campaign to Protect Rural England, June 15, 2009
- ↑ Campaign for Better Transport, June 15, 2009
- ↑ New Start editorial, June 8, 2009
- ↑ The Strategist, May 30, 2009
- ↑ Living with rats, June 3, 2009
- ↑ Living with rats, June 2, 2009