Patrick Butler
@patrickjbutler London
Guardian Journalist, social affairs specialist (Head of Society, Health and Education at the Guardian)
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mrsnickyclark
nicky clark
Still seeing #spartacusreport as the 2nd trending topic in UK. is this some kind of record?I KNOW it's a 1st for disability specific issue
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
Something extraordinary happening... bit.ly/yvnc9I and bit.ly/yljpBD and bit.ly/A3fiLH #spartacusreport #geniuscampaign
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GdnVoluntary
Guardian Voluntary
Is the delivery of public services jeopardising the independence of the #volsec? Share your thoughts here ow.ly/8mEAU
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AnneMcGuireMP
Anne McGuire MP
@BendyGirl and @suey2y congratulations on the publication of #spartacusreport today and getting the arguments into the public domain today
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
Society daily: Scared charities, the "Spartacus" report, Work Programme, social care, Big Society - the musical gu.com/p/34g3y/tw
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mrsnickyclark
nicky clark
My Blog: United we stand #spartacusreport nickyclark.blogspot.com/2012/01/united… via @mrsnickyclark
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caulfieldr
richard caulfield
in 40% of cases since #compact refresh govt have not respected the 12 weeks consultation criteria bit.ly/A138VE
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
That Compact report in brief: Whitehall: Compact embedded in all we do. NAO: How do you know? Whitehall: We don't. bit.ly/A138VE #vcs
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
@SpeyeJoe Ha! Shall we get Moody's to rate them? On second thoughts....
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
#WorkProgramme contract bans charities from 'attracting adverse publicity' bit.ly/yVGEAF << all utterances need DWP approval...
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
@cambellclaret blogs on today's Responsible Reform report on #Disability Living Allowance bit.ly/yEljd6 #DLA #wrb
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
Charities scared to speak out amid cuts, says report gu.com/p/34gzc/tw << now updated with comments from @CabinetOffice #bigsociety
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
Dame Anne Owers: The voluntary sector must not lose its independence gu.com/p/34fqz/tw via @gdnvoluntary #bigsociety @cvs
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
A must-read: Disabled people listened to on #welfare plans? It's a government sham << @suey2y for @Guardian CiF gu.com/p/34gpd/tw
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
Charities scared to speak out amid cuts, says report gu.com/p/34gzc/tw << "fearful... of reprisals" #bigsociety #vcs #localgov
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
...Pickles, meanwhile has more important issues to announce than traveller funding communities.gov.uk/news/corporate…
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
Traveller pitch funding of £47m announced gu.com/p/34gjb/tw << Sensible. Note Eric Pickles passed this to his deputy to announce...(cont)
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
Gove the "closet centraliser"? gu.com/p/34gjn/tw << turns out the #school he's forcing into #academy status is David Lammy's old one...
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patrickjbutler
Patrick Butler
Gove faces legal action as rebel primary battles his academy plan gu.com/p/34gf9/tw << it's localism v the monolithic state, Michael