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Monthly Archives: April 2010
WHAT’S YOUR DOT?
In the wake of Earth Day (which is really now Earth Week or Earth Month), I want to give a shout-out to the Net Impact chapter at my alma mater, William & Mary.If the idea of radically changing your lifestyle overnight to become more “green” is overwhelming, then W&M’s approach might be more palatable for [...]
New Business Opportunity for Social Entrepreneurs
In case you were busy finishing up your taxes on April 15th and missed this announcement out of Annapolis, I wanted to pass this along.A few weeks ago, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed a bill that authorized a new category for businesses in the state—a “benefit corporation.” Now, if a mission-driven organization that exists for [...]
Tackling Welfare Dependency Head-on: Cameron Takes a Tough Line
In an energised and impassioned speech to the party faithful, David Cameron last week unveiled the Conservative’s new poster campaign “Let’s cut benefits for those who refuse to work”. This simple, yet effective, ‘tell it like it is’ poster speaks to the Conservative’s broader concept of the Big Society, supporting those who work hard and contribute to their communities, while introducing tougher penalties for those who fail to take individual responsibility.
Posted on April 26, 2010
Categories Uncategorized Tagged Conservatives, David Cameron, UK Conservatives, UK General Election 2010 Leave a comment
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Election Healthcare Debate: Three Parties, Broad Consensus
By Isabella Sharp, Senior Associate, APCO LondonThe setting of Thursday’s healthcare debate, hosted by the NHS Confederation, Kings Fund, British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing had the air of a policy seminar rather than an X-factor audition. The wonked-up style rather suited the slightly more erudite approach to health issues generally taken [...]
Posted on April 23, 2010
Categories Uncategorized Tagged Conservatives, Health Care, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, NHS, UK Conservatives, UK General Election 2010, UK Labour, UK Liberal Democrats Leave a comment
Categories Uncategorized Tagged Conservatives, Health Care, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, NHS, UK Conservatives, UK General Election 2010, UK Labour, UK Liberal Democrats Leave a comment
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OF HEALTH CARE REFORM
Regardless of what you think about the health care law, the debate was epic. Both sides made regular apocalyptic statements claiming all manner of calamity if it passed or not. Neither is true. The bill will neither be the end of the world nor solve all our health care problems. So if the result is [...]
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