DWP ‘did not do enough to stop fraud among welfare-to-work companies’

By On May 16, 2012

How good are work programme providers near you at finding meaningful work placements for people in rural places? This article profiles different problems with a particular company, but I wonder in addition to issues such as this which have beset the programme, which puts the majority of financial risk on its contractors, [...]

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UK families waste £270 a year on discarded food

By On May 16, 2012

When my grandparents were in their prime poor people were thin. Now they are fat. This article explains why:

UK families are wasting £270 a year (£5.20 a week) on discarded food and drink, according to a survey of their kitchen habits. Most families massively underestimate the amount of food they throw [...]

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Are you a gardening good Samaritan?

By On May 16, 2012

This article made me think of the work we have done on food and landscapes with the inspirational Pam Warhurst  - origniator of Incredible Edible Todmorden

It demonstrates how from the inner city to urban fringe and beyond people are taking an increasingly powerful and even small scale domestic [...]

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Drivers near ‘breaking point’ over fuel prices

By On May 16, 2012

This article tells us:

Continuing rises in the price of petrol could drive some motorists off the roads for good, according to a survey.

As many as 38  per cent of drivers said they would give up motoring entirely within a year if prices at the pumps rise at the same rate [...]

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Baroness Newlove – Ten communities to tackle binge and underage drinking unveiled

By On May 16, 2012

I like a drink. This news release from the CLG website suggests I will have to watch my step in Lincoln from now on. It tells us that :

The 10 successful projects range from county-wide and whole cities programmes, to projects targeting specific neighbourhoods. Each successful bid clearly identified their local [...]

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