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		<title>A rush and a push&#8230; and the Big Society&#8217;s ours?</title>
		<link>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/05/15/a-rush-and-a-push-and-the-big-societys-ours/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OPM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Unlocking local capacity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2020 Public Services Hub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phil Copestake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zero Carbon Hub]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Phil Copestake, OPM principal. I enjoyed taking part in a spirited discussion at the RSA last week, as part of a roundtable launch of the 2020 Public Services Hub&#8217;s latest report &#8211; a really excellent one &#8211; which proposes &#8230; <a href="http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/05/15/a-rush-and-a-push-and-the-big-societys-ours/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Society: too easily criticised, or simply too politicised?</title>
		<link>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/05/11/the-big-society-too-easily-criticised-or-simply-too-politicised/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OPM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unlocking local capacity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda Jackson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Linda Jackson, associate fellow at OPM. The second anniversary of David Cameron’s Big Society has given commentators, supporters and critics alike the opportunity to reflect on the extent to which the policy has been put into practice. The concept &#8230; <a href="http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/05/11/the-big-society-too-easily-criticised-or-simply-too-politicised/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding school exclusions: a therapeutic approach</title>
		<link>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/05/04/avoiding-school-exclusions-a-therapeutic-approach/</link>
		<comments>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/05/04/avoiding-school-exclusions-a-therapeutic-approach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OPM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children and young people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exclusions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucy Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Hamlyn Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapeutic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opmblog.co.uk/?p=3001</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Lucy Smith, senior researcher at OPM. An inquiry published recently by the Children’s Commissioner revealed the shocking fact that some schools are excluding children unlawfully, including in some cases refusing to hear appeals from parents. Headteachers across the country &#8230; <a href="http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/05/04/avoiding-school-exclusions-a-therapeutic-approach/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ensuring neighbourhood plans represent their communities</title>
		<link>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/04/10/ensuring-neighbourhood-plans-represent-their-communities/</link>
		<comments>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/04/10/ensuring-neighbourhood-plans-represent-their-communities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OPM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dialogue by Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harriet Dalrymple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Localism Bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neighbourhood plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neighbourhood planning]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opmblog.co.uk/?p=2991</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Harriet Dalrymple, Dialogue by Design project coordinator Dialogue by Design is OPM’s sister company and specialises in running public and stakeholder engagement processes using online, paper-based and face-to-face methods. A key component of the Localism Bill, which reached Royal &#8230; <a href="http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/04/10/ensuring-neighbourhood-plans-represent-their-communities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Two TV shows display the challenges to community integration</title>
		<link>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/03/29/two-tv-shows-display-the-challenges-to-community-integration/</link>
		<comments>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/03/29/two-tv-shows-display-the-challenges-to-community-integration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OPM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohesive communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unlocking local capacity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cohesion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collaboration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Defence League (EDL)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ewan King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[far-right]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Make Bradford British]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muslims Against Crusades (MAC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proud and Prejudiced]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unlocking Local Capacity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opmblog.co.uk/?p=2977</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Ewan King, OPM director Two TV programmes shown recently brought into sharp focus the enormous challenges facing polarised and segregated communities in England: Make Bradford British and Proud and Prejudiced. The first looks at cultural and ethnic differences in &#8230; <a href="http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/03/29/two-tv-shows-display-the-challenges-to-community-integration/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creative learning in action: the &#8216;Sacred Spaces&#8217; project</title>
		<link>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/03/27/creative-learning-in-action-the-sacred-spaces-project/</link>
		<comments>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/03/27/creative-learning-in-action-the-sacred-spaces-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OPM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohesive communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sacred spaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanah Sheikh]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opmblog.co.uk/?p=2972</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Sanah Sheikh, OPM associate fellow. I recently had the opportunity to work on a fascinating project, evaluating a programme of creative and cultural learning about faith and belief in supplementary school settings. The programme was run by an organisation called &#8230; <a href="http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/03/27/creative-learning-in-action-the-sacred-spaces-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>‘It’s all Greek to me!’ – How do you ask for evidence of value for money?</title>
		<link>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/03/06/how-do-you-ask-for-evidence-of-value-for-money/</link>
		<comments>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/03/06/how-do-you-ask-for-evidence-of-value-for-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OPM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commissioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chih Hoong Sin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commissioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost benefit analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social return on investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SROI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[value for money]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opmblog.co.uk/?p=2963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Chih Hoong Sin, OPM principal Most people have come to realise that we all need to know whether something represents good use of increasingly scarce resources. Many are waking up to the fact that it is no longer sufficient &#8230; <a href="http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/03/06/how-do-you-ask-for-evidence-of-value-for-money/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Decoding the new integration strategy</title>
		<link>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/02/28/decoding-the-new-integration-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/02/28/decoding-the-new-integration-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OPM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohesive communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cohesion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community cohesion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ewan King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local authorities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prevent]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opmblog.co.uk/?p=2955</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Ewan King, OPM director. Now that the government&#8217;s new strategy for achieving community integration is finally here, what can local authorities and partners do to put its broad principles into practice? About two months ago I was talking to a civil &#8230; <a href="http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/02/28/decoding-the-new-integration-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How can local councils unlock capacity?</title>
		<link>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/02/23/how-can-local-councils-unlock-capacity/</link>
		<comments>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/02/23/how-can-local-councils-unlock-capacity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OPM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Unlocking local capacity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capacity building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elected members]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mohini Khanna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCVO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public interest seminars]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opmblog.co.uk/?p=2949</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mohini Khanna, OPM researcher. How can councils make getting involved in local community life energising and inspiring rather than dull and worthy? What would happen if turnout at local elections increased to 80 per cent? How can elected members &#8230; <a href="http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/02/23/how-can-local-councils-unlock-capacity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Unlocking local capacity &#8211; local authority entrepreneurship</title>
		<link>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/02/20/unlocking-local-capacity-local-authority-entrepreneurship/</link>
		<comments>http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/02/20/unlocking-local-capacity-local-authority-entrepreneurship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OPM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unlocking local capacity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[councils]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creative Councils]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hywel Lloyd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local authorities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NESTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unlocking Local Capacity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://opmblog.co.uk/?p=2939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hywel Lloyd, OPM senior fellow. This is the latest in a series of posts in anticipation of new research from OPM about what local government can do to unlock local capacity. To find out more about the free evening &#8230; <a href="http://opmblog.co.uk/2012/02/20/unlocking-local-capacity-local-authority-entrepreneurship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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