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nick beddow joined Emma Lees's group
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Localism

A place to discuss the Localism bill. See More
Jan 25
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nick beddow replied to Emma Lees's discussion Nesta, hyperlocal and communities
"hi all, I'm glad David's taking this thinking to NESTA because we will all gain if they open the doors to the local-est voices (ie those who think £50k is a lottery win) . The potential for participatory democracy is huge if it…"
Jan 25
nick beddow joined Jeff Mowatt's group
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21st Century Economics

The economic crisis of 2008 has resulted in  growing interest in advocacy groups and think tanks calling for a more sustainable and humane economic paradigm. Can this help build Our Society?
Apr 20, 2011
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nick beddow joined Mohammed Dhalech's group
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Equality and Social Justice

To explore Social Justice and Equality Issues and how they feature in the localism and oursociety agenda. To share, experiences, information, practice and resourcesSee More
Apr 20, 2011
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nick beddow commented on Mike Chitty's blog post Community Development Workers: A dependent client class
"Yes, that's rampant agreement then :)"
Mar 25, 2011
nick beddow commented on Mike Chitty's blog post Community Development Workers: A dependent client class
"Look forward to meeting you some time soon - if we are in rampant agreement I'd be intrigued to see what that looks like :) I'd like to discuss what we mean by "constructive use" of the shock Cheers !"
Mar 25, 2011
nick beddow commented on Mike Chitty's blog post Community Development Workers: A dependent client class
"hi Mike, I agree that the business of economic survival has got in the way - but it hasn't stopped radical engagement with the community - however, this hasn't resulted in the radical upsurge of community action of 70s and ealy 80s because…"
Mar 25, 2011
nick beddow commented on Mike Chitty's blog post Community Development Workers: A dependent client class
"Hi Mike, there are a small number of CD workers I have met over the past 32 years at the grassroots who would qualify for disparagement as "a dependent client class" - usually because they have burnt out and lost the fire which carried…"
Mar 25, 2011
nick beddow joined Sophie Ballinger's group
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Co-design Our Society

A space to capture discussion from our 20 January event in Leeds, and the subsequent ideas platform, and move to action.
Jan 11, 2011
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Full Name
Nick Beddow
Group or organisation (if applicable)
CDX
Website (if applicable)
http://www.cdx.org.uk
What brings you to Our Society?
I enjoy being part of any group who might have me as a member (sorry Groucho) and getting into friendly debates with anyone who has a sense of humour and feels nauseous whenever greed, ego, competition, vanity and any 3 other deadly sins related to Corporatism rear their ugly heads

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At 11:11 on December 13, 2010, Sophie Ballinger said…

Hi Nick & welcome to Our Society!

This network is in the early stages of development so we'd very much appreciate any comments or suggestions that you have. I've set up a Feedback Forum for this, so please do share your thoughts there.

You can read a bit more about Our Society and what we hope to achieve by having a read of our About Us page.

As a quick way to get the ball rolling, please feel free to say hello and tell us a bit about yourself in the "Who are you?" thread.

Thanks again for joining, please contact me if you have any problems, and do feel free to set up your own group or discussion - I'm happy to assist with either.

~ Soph

 
 
 

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