Category Archives: Communities

Letter to the Editor – The Times

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Simon Berry

Photo credits: Drumchapel (left): Steve Wilson; Bearsden (right): James Fraser Sir, The consequences of running the lives of the poor are very much more serious even than Libby Purves points out (You’re poor. We’ll run your life for you. Mar … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editor – The Times

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Simon Berry

Photo credits: Drumchapel (left): Steve Wilson; Bearsden (right): James Fraser Sir, The consequences of running the lives of the poor are very much more serious even than Libby Purves points out (You're poor. We'll run your life for you. Mar … Continue reading →

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Call Sign – Blog Sign?

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Simon Berry

This post is prompted by a comment by Ed Mitchell on one of my recent posts. Ed said: 2. The key has to be the ongoing aggregation of our distributed thoughts on our blogs by interest/practice focused hubs which gather … Continue reading →

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Call Sign – Blog Sign?

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Simon Berry

This post is prompted by a comment by Ed Mitchell on one of my recent posts. Ed said: 2. The key has to be the ongoing aggregation of our distributed thoughts on our blogs by interest/practice focused hubs which gather … Continue reading →

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The trouble with rural broadband

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Simon Berry

It is inconceivable to think now that just 5 years ago rural Britain faced the prospect of no access to broadband. The visionaries of the time, who mostly ended up playing an active part in the Community Broadband Network (established … Continue reading →

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Communities of Practice and Web 2.0

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Simon Berry

I start this posting knowing that someone will read it and say "Where has this guy been? We all worked that out years ago." Despite this I am going to continue because if I’ve only just worked it out, there … Continue reading →

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Communities of Practice and Web 2.0

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Simon Berry

I start this posting knowing that someone will read it and say "Where has this guy been? We all worked that out years ago." Despite this I am going to continue because if I've only just worked it out, there … Continue reading →

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Empowerment – a matter of life or death

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Simon Berry

What's in a word? In an environment of jargon, cliché and political correctness the word 'empowerment' has suffered badly. Let's stand back, and elevate it to its proper place: arguably, empowerment is the key concept for people supporting community development. … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Rural Communities – what do we mean? Is this a pipedream?

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Simon Berry

There are problems with the word ‘sustainable’. First of all, it’s just an adjective and can be stuck on the front of anything: sustainable living, sustainable funding, sustainable farming. So to say: “We are sustainable” is so ambiguous as to … Continue reading →

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Rural Broadband – Is BT good for rural communities?

Posted on April 30, 2004 by Simon Berry

Everyone is delighted at BT’s announcement on 27 April 2004 that they are abandoning trigger level campaigns. Like the proverbial good genie, BT is going to enable any exchange with a trigger level set. No more campaigning required. Most people … Continue reading →

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