In a recent survey of conducted by YouGov, on behalf the Citizenship Foundation, 54% of young people aged between 14-25 said they did not trust their local MP to tell the truth. In the same survey, 60% said they did not trust senior officials in their local council to tell the truth either. Not a [...]
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Young People and Democracy
In a recent survey of conducted by YouGov, on behalf the Citizenship Foundation, 54% of young people aged between 14-25 said they did not trust their local MP to tell the truth. In the same survey, 60% said they did not trust senior officials in their local council to tell the truth either. Not a [...]
Chamberlain Forum
- ‘Faith and Hope Works’ in Balsall HeathTheories of Influence and Empowerment in Balsall Heath In July 2010, Chamberlain Forum used the Structured Dialogue Method to learn about the experience of influence in the Neighbourhood of Balsall Heath in Birmingham. A group of 10 people - including 6 residents and active citizens, local community and faith organisations, the ... […]
- Odd One Out?In a tribute to our most loved BBC current affairs satire show not hosted by Dara O Briain Have I Got News For You, Chamberlain Forum's very own pictorial puzzler.... Who is the Odd One Out? Is it.... a) Prince William? b) Bank of England Governor, Mervyn King? c) Brummie comedian, Jasper Carrott? d) Prime ... […]
- Sideways Look at ‘Big Society’Chamberlain Forum's report on neighbourhood coproduction in Birmingham - Looking Sideways - is now available online. The report was launched alongside the Demos publication Civic Streets at a packed meeting in Balsall Heath, Birmingham last week. Pictured above are Debbie Pippard of Barrow Cadbury Trust (which jointly organised the event ... […]
- Common Ground for City CulturesSome see it as a classroom or a refuge, but to others it’s the gym or a hospital… or their church. People tell Birmingham park-keeper Fred Tematema that their parks and open spaces serve a multitude of purposes. Fred was one of the participants in the Chamberlain Forum conversation on ... […]
- Learning from Stories – SDM workshopsTwo Workshops to find out more on Friday 16th July at the Bond, Fazeley Street, Birmingham. 10.30-12.30pm and repeated at 1.30-4.30pm It has been said that the shortest path between a human being and the truth…Is a story. Why is it that with all the money spent on collecting and displaying data ... […]