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Rising Stars: the untold story
Things are really hotting up for housing’s five Rising Stars finalists.
Brand new you
What does it mean to build a personal brand? And why is doing so important in today’s job market? HR consultant Sally Jacobson, a former HR director at L&Q, gave some top tips at last night’s Badenoch & Clark housing career strategies seminar in London.
Rough sleeping is just the tip of the iceberg
Nicky Gavron, Labour London assembly member, attacks Westminster Council’s decision to ban rough sleeping and soup runs.
It takes more than soup
Daniel Astaire, cabinet member for society, families and adult services at Westminster Council, defends his plans to stop soup runs.
Neighbourhood Watched - the debate rages on
The third programme in the four-part fly-on-the-wall documentary series following housing officers in Greater Manchester was on TV last night. Surely the fact the series highlights the difficult work done by housing associations should win praise from the sector?
What did you think of Neighbourhood Watched?
Twitter is abuzz with comments about last night’s Neighbourhood Watched. The general public has had its say about social housing and its tenants - now over to Inside Housing readers. What did you think of the way the sector was portrayed in the programme?
Neighbourhood Watched is back - what's the verdict?
The new series of Neighbourhood Watched, the fly-on-the-wall documentary series that follows housing officers in the north west, started on BBC1 last night. What did you think of it?
Women in housing WE NEED YOU!
Inside Housing is publishing its first annual Women in Housing special issue. As part of this we’re conducting an anonymous survey of our female readers with the aim of finding out whether they believe the housing is a good sector for female employees. Please help us by taking 10 minutes to answer our questions online.
No regrets
In tomorrow’s Inside Housing we will take you on a ride through the highs and lows (and yes, there have been some highs…) of 2010 in our annual review of the year. In case you can’t wait that long, the editorial team has come up with their most memorable moments from the last months. Let us know your favourite – and feel free to add your own.
Is Big Society workable?
The government’s telling people to do things for themselves, but it won’t provide the staff or the money to help them along the way – so how is the Big Society going to work?
Coffee and a chat
A chance meeting with Homeless Link boss Jenny Edwards last week (during which I managed, inadvertently, to drink her entire cup of coffee though that’s another story) produced an interesting idea.
Share your most stressful moments
Feeling stressed out at work? Share your experiences with Inside Housing and we’ll get a stress expert to give you advice on how to handle the pressure.
Lib Dem conference blog - Tuesday
Regular updates from all the happenings at today’s Liberal Democrat conference in Liverpool
Lib Dem conference blog - Monday
Regular updates from the second full day of the Liberal Democrat conference in Liverpool
Community confusion
The myriad of ideas that came out at a half-day conference to look at what the Big Society means for homelessness providers this week just proved how ambiguous this concept is.
My experience of The Canadian Way
The number of homeless people in Vancouver took me by surprise, but what shocked me most was how at odds these bearded, indistinguishable individuals were with the super sophisticated nature-loving city dwellers they shared sidewalks with.
Grilling the president
Thanks to everyone who has commented on this blog or emailed me with a question for Paddy Gray.
Are you a member of the CIH?
Even if you’re not, you’ve probably heard that the institute is planning a major shakeup of the way it is run.
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