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		<title>The Cancellation Of The Blair Book Signing &#8211; A Triumph For A Violent, Anti Democratic Mob</title>
		<link>http://www.platform10.org/2010/09/the-cancellation-of-the-blair-book-signing-a-triumph-for-a-violent-anti-democratic-mob/</link>
		<comments>http://www.platform10.org/2010/09/the-cancellation-of-the-blair-book-signing-a-triumph-for-a-violent-anti-democratic-mob/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Skelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Blair&#8217;s book signing in London on Wednesday has been cancelled, with security concerns being cited as the main reason.  A book signing on Saturday in Dublin was marked by protests from anti war protesters.
Regardless of what you thought about the war  or what you think about Blair&#8217;s policies, who on earth do these protesters think they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is The Euro The Most Regressive Financial Instrument Since The Gold Standard?</title>
		<link>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/is-the-euro-the-most-regressive-financial-instrument-since-the-gold-standard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/is-the-euro-the-most-regressive-financial-instrument-since-the-gold-standard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Skelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Progressive politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.platform10.org/?p=1313</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Deflation has been imposed on Greece.  It is unlikely that the Greek economy will be able to grow for many years to come.
The Spanish economy has stumbled into marginal growth, with the country suffering from an unemployment rate of around 20%.
The unemployment rate in Portugal is the highest for three decades.
The Irish economy has collapsed [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ticking boxes, putting people in them, and why the state does not mean society</title>
		<link>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/ticking-boxes-putting-people-in-them-and-why-the-state-does-not-mean-society/</link>
		<comments>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/ticking-boxes-putting-people-in-them-and-why-the-state-does-not-mean-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiona Melville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living in Britain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making a Difference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Progressive Conservatism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Mobility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.platform10.org/?p=1310</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This fuss over the ‘landmine’ of the Equality Act is completely ridiculous. The Act doesn’t require anything beyond a consideration of how government actions impact on people – which frankly is something I would expect any halfway competent politician to do anyway.
I think there is an argument to be had about the way that governments [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can anything ‘new’ in Cameron’s Conservatism survive the fiscal crisis?</title>
		<link>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/can-anything-%e2%80%98new%e2%80%99-in-cameron%e2%80%99s-conservatism-survive-the-fiscal-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/can-anything-%e2%80%98new%e2%80%99-in-cameron%e2%80%99s-conservatism-survive-the-fiscal-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betapolitics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Future building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decentralisation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Progressive Conservatism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Progressive politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.platform10.org/?p=1300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Perversely, the fiscal crisis strengthens the chances of Cameron’s modern Conservatism surviving and possibly becoming a model for Conservative Government.
The combination of coalition government and economic breakdown encourages a reformist administration.  With the public finances in such a mess the time is ripe for reform and acting tomorrow is viewed as inappropriate and irresponsible. During [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Radical Days</title>
		<link>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/100-radical-days/</link>
		<comments>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/100-radical-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Skelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Future building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[100 days; coalition]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.platform10.org/?p=1298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was never going to be easy.  The coalition Government has faced a set of challenges largely without parallel in post war history.
In May the Government was faced with a record deficit; an economy gradually getting back to its knees following the deepest recession since records began; plummeting faith in the political system; widening inequality; [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Improving Social Mobility Must Come Before Tribal Point Scoring</title>
		<link>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/improving-social-mobility-must-come-before-tribal-point-scoring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/improving-social-mobility-must-come-before-tribal-point-scoring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Skelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[One Nation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Mobility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tackling poverty]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.platform10.org/?p=1295</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have already posted on here that the appointment of Alan Milburn as social mobility &#8216;czar&#8217; is one to be welcomed.  Improving social mobility is one of the biggest challenges facing British society today and it is a good thing that somebody as talented and passionate about the subject as Milburn feels ready to  continue to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Social Mobility Matters and Alan Milburn&#8217;s Appointment Should Be Welcomed</title>
		<link>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/social-mobility-matters-and-alan-milburns-appointment-should-be-welcomed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/social-mobility-matters-and-alan-milburns-appointment-should-be-welcomed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Skelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Mobility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tackling poverty]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.platform10.org/?p=1290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the short term, the Government will be judged by successfully dealing with the catastrophic financial situation left behind by its predecessor.  In the long term, the Government will be judged on making Britain a more socially mobile and open society.
Social mobility matters.
It matters that so many people are not fulfilling their potential or aspirations.
It [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cuts AND Reform.  Not Cuts Or Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/cuts-and-reform-not-cuts-or-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/cuts-and-reform-not-cuts-or-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betapolitics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living in Britain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality of Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[One Nation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tackling poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[welfare reform]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.platform10.org/?p=1288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday evening, Iain Martin from the Wall Street Journal broke the news that the Chancellor and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions were close to agreeing a compromise on welfare reform.
“Under the proposals, If IDS can deliver the multi-billion savings that the Treasury demands, close to £3 billion of the savings will then [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Congratulating The Evening Standard On Their Campaign To Highlight Poverty In London</title>
		<link>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/congratulating-the-evening-standard-on-their-campaign-to-highlight-poverty-in-london/</link>
		<comments>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/congratulating-the-evening-standard-on-their-campaign-to-highlight-poverty-in-london/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Skelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Mobility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tackling poverty]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.platform10.org/?p=1286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Evening Standard in London has been running a great campaign over the past few weeks in which it has been raising the issue of poverty in London.  In only 18 days, it has raised £1,000,000 to go to charities helping the poor in London.

The campaign has highlighted what it calls &#8220;the dispossessed&#8221; &#8211; the low [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Reinvention of British Conservatism</title>
		<link>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/the-reinvention-of-british-conservatism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.platform10.org/2010/08/the-reinvention-of-british-conservatism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betapolitics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cameron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Progressive Conservatism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.platform10.org/?p=1273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day a friend who was over from the US asked me: “What’s the story with this new British Conservatism?” Here is my interpretation of our recent history.
The Nasty Party 
For close to twenty years the British Conservative Party was tainted by being tagged as the ‘Nasty Party’. The Tories had a “nasty, narrow” [...]]]></description>
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