Category: Democracy | The Cambridge Commons

Three answers on inequality we need from all candidates in Cambridge Local Elections

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The election on Thursday 6th May is a really important moment for Cambridge and the region. Not only will there be elections for councillors in all 14 wards of the city and 12 county divisional areas, there will also be an election for the regional Police and Crime Commissioner and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority …

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After the Virus: Ensuring No Community and No-One Is Left Behind

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What happens next after Covid-19? Will there be a ‘new normal’? How should local government change? How can we harness the power of local mobilisation seen during the crisis? Here we reproduce an article published on www.globaldashboard.org by two leading Cambridge City Councillors, with the permission of one of the authors Cllr Anna Smith, which …

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Blog – Keeping an eye on 2027: what are we aiming for in education?

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I have been doing a lot of reading recently about inequality and education. It’s all pretty discouraging stuff: social mobility is falling; school exclusions are rising, often due to social inequalities beyond a school’s control; GSCE performance is rising slightly but there are concerns about the costs to pupils’ health. Are we teaching the pupil …

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Blog – Lewis Herbert’s Article on Cambridge University’s Role in Tackling Inequality

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A few weeks ago the Leader of Cambridge City Council, Lewis Herbert, wrote an article for the Cambridge Independent on how Cambridge University can help to tackle inequality in the city. Find below the full text of the article which Cambridge Commons believes is a positive, practical message on how Cambridge University can help to …

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Blog – Thoughts on the Cambridge and Peterborough Independent Economic Review (CPIER)

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By Kimon Roussopoulos The CPIER Final Report was published in September by the Cambridge and Peterborough Independent Economic Commission, with some local publicity. It has been long awaited, and the Cambridge Commons made some efforts to submit its views to the report. The final report is 136 pages long, and this comment is based on …

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Blog – Austerity, austerity, austerity

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Universal credit began its roll out in Cambridge on 17th October, gradually to start off with, just new claims or people whose circumstances change. The full-scale transfer of all those on the relevant unemployment and in work benefits will come later. A few days later the government used their autumn budget to declare the beginning …

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Blog – Inequality in Britain ‘bleak’ according to public body

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The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) report ‘Is Britain Fairer?’ was released last week in pre-publication format. You can download the report here – https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/britain-fairer-2018 The report outlines how inequalities are continuing to blight British society; suggesting some groups within our society are being ‘forgotten or left behind’. Producing this report is a statutory …

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Blog – Big Tent Ideas Festival

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The “Big Tent Ideas Festival” Babraham, Cambs, 8 September 2018. Some thoughts the “Big Tent” event attended recently by TCC Member Kimon Roussopoulos. The event was co-chaired by George Freeman MP (Con, briefly was Life Sciences minister) and (Baroness) Sally Morgan, sometime Blair advisor in Number 10 and other capacities. It was the …

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Cambridge Ahead makes case for investment in infrastructure and housing

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The region’s planners have badly underestimated employment growth in the Cambridge area with drastic consequences for housing, congestion and living standards, according to research commissioned by lobby group Cambridge Ahead. South Cambridgeshire has been particularly hard hit, the research suggests, with planners working on a 0.6% growth assumption compared to a more realistic 4.2%. As …

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Cambridge Commons invited to submit response to regional economic review

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The Cambridge Commons has been invited to submit evidence to a major commission on the regional economy. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Economic Review (CPIER) has been set up to establish a coherent strategic position on regional growth, infrastructure and devolution. The interim report argued for steps to make the regional economy more inclusive, a …

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