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My friend Elise Bayley, who has died aged 91, worked for the Plunkett Foundation for Co-operative Studies (subsequently the Plunkett Foundation) for 17 years in various capacities, including as the
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Open Prisons Work – Lessons From India
In 1954, a few years after India gained its independence, the governor of the western Indian state of Rajasthan and other freedom fighters who had spent time behind bars during
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International Women’s Day Harness Your Feminine Power
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Uplifting Black Fathers In America
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Need a lathe or a laser cutter? Come to Bloqs – Britain’s biggest open-access factory
From guns and vacuum flasks to cookers and colour televisions, Enfield has long been a cradle of invention. Rifles, radios, motorbikes and dishwashers were all made in this fertile corner
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In 2011, Kentucky-based social entrepreneur Stacey Epperson set out to address the shortage of safe, affordable housing, a problem she knew well from her upbringing in rural Appalachia. “I looked
The Internet Is A Right, Not A Technology
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On a fine weekend evening, locals gather at the harbour in Watchet, west Somerset. Town crier David Milton, dressed in a gilt-trimmed green jacket and tricorn hat, leads the singing: