2011 June by The Projects Company

Archive for June, 2011

Cameron to urge public sector workers not to strike

The Guardian reports that David Cameron will appeal directly to public sector workers not to go on strike this week, telling an audience of local government leaders that the current public sector pension arrangements are “not fair to the taxpayer”. The prime minister will intervene in the row between the government and unions over pension [...]

How one disabled woman’s letter may change a northern town

the Guardian reports Campaigning for a better world can be hard and disheartening, but sometimes one small but passionate gesture makes a difference. That’s the case in Bolton which launches a campaign against the mockery and worse of disabled people, this Saturday 25 June. The neighbourhood policing team, Bolton’s community safety people and the town [...]

Further education colleges fear ‘bursary shortfall’

BBC News reports that some further education colleges do not believe they have been given enough money for a new bursary scheme to meet the needs of their students, according to the Association of Colleges. The body said the total funding for the bursaries in England was almost £65m lower than it had expected. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13878269 [...]

London 2012 clarifies number of tickets to be sold in second phase

The Guardian today reports that Olympic organisers have moved to clarify the number of tickets available in the second phase of sales after Lord Coe suggested only 100,000 will be put on sale http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jun/08/london-2012-thousands-tickets-sale Tweet

Donor recruitment falls on the street and the doorstep

Third Sector – the trade magazine for Social Enterprise, Charities and Voluntary Organisations reports that the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association says the 20 per cent drop followed ‘unsustainable’ sign-up levels the previous year. Kaye Wiggins reports The number of donors recruited by street fundraisers fell by almost 20 per cent last year, according to figures [...]

Brian Haw, veteran peace campaigner, dies aged 62

The Guardian today pays tribute to Brian Haw, veteran peace campaigner who has died, aged 62years. Haw, whose tent became a familiar sight in Parliament Square, dies in Germany after a long battle against lung cancer http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jun/19/brian-haw-peace-campaigner-dies Tweet