tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14875339290389442172011-12-16T14:38:12.850ZA personal view of the U.K. and the WorldTony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-86579342777135585172011-04-07T09:38:00.001+01:002011-04-07T10:05:01.779+01:002011-04-07T10:05:01.779+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0It has not been good news for Shepway over the past few weeks, three major High Street names announced they were closing stores in Folkestone, Asda has announced it is scaling down and we learnt that Shepway has slipped in the 100 most deprived districts in England as well as the cutting back of the Gurkha Regiment. Further evidence of the current situation is provided in the jobs section of the <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NHKvW7CFyRBGjPmMrTb-V51UgHs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NHKvW7CFyRBGjPmMrTb-V51UgHs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NHKvW7CFyRBGjPmMrTb-V51UgHs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NHKvW7CFyRBGjPmMrTb-V51UgHs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/0YgzKtywoTA" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2011/04/people-of-shepway-deserve-better.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-47538650545762036372011-04-06T11:16:00.001+01:002011-04-06T11:17:10.342+01:002011-04-06T11:17:10.342+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0If, in a three year period, a company were to drop 17 places in its standing with its competitors, you could be certain that senior management and the board of directors would be facing pretty tough criticism from its shareholders. You would expect resignations and you expect a pretty swift response to try to halt and reverse that decline. Could you imagine a school that dropped 17 places in the <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ORA2tkkvtc2B8ZCTlTcDFyv-uIE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ORA2tkkvtc2B8ZCTlTcDFyv-uIE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ORA2tkkvtc2B8ZCTlTcDFyv-uIE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ORA2tkkvtc2B8ZCTlTcDFyv-uIE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/nRYUAURZ2aw" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2011/04/can-shepway-tolerate-more-incompetent.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-44316935604603918992011-04-04T12:45:00.002+01:002011-04-04T14:03:15.526+01:002011-04-04T14:03:15.526+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0Shepway has moved into the top 100 most deprived districts in England. In the Indices of Deprivation it has moved up 17 places from being the 114th most deprived district to the 97th. Now this move does not necessarily mean that the district is actually more deprived, it could just have slipped behind in improvement behind other areas. Either why, however, it is a failure of those who take <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NE1rAxlzN23d6auLjKgiIRuK3Jk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NE1rAxlzN23d6auLjKgiIRuK3Jk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NE1rAxlzN23d6auLjKgiIRuK3Jk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NE1rAxlzN23d6auLjKgiIRuK3Jk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/AUnP7utNWwI" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2011/04/shepway-needs-new-leadership.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-66235056791402341012011-01-31T10:09:00.000Z2011-01-31T10:09:22.601Z2011-01-31T10:09:22.601ZTony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0Daily Mail Need To Stop Scaremongering - TonyButcher - Member blogs - Social Work Blog - Carespace from Community Care <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6zXvBZGH5Z5bmeX6Dol-yCMcTA4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6zXvBZGH5Z5bmeX6Dol-yCMcTA4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6zXvBZGH5Z5bmeX6Dol-yCMcTA4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6zXvBZGH5Z5bmeX6Dol-yCMcTA4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/6YGUZh82t6E" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2011/01/daily-mail-need-to-stop-scaremongering.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-21949105892865634342010-12-15T11:03:00.000Z2010-12-15T11:03:23.529Z2010-12-15T11:03:23.529ZTony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0Can Care Providers Be Squeezed Anymore? - TonyButcher - Member blogs - Social Work Blog - Carespace from Community Care <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lBb5G1HtSimfJEP_ssndpYlxdzk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lBb5G1HtSimfJEP_ssndpYlxdzk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lBb5G1HtSimfJEP_ssndpYlxdzk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lBb5G1HtSimfJEP_ssndpYlxdzk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/uH21WJqkau0" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/12/can-care-providers-be-squeezed-anymore.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-63055822036579003102010-12-07T11:40:00.000Z2010-12-07T11:40:41.704Z2010-12-07T11:40:41.704ZTony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0Care Education More Important Than Tuition Fees - TonyButcher - Member blogs - Social Work Blog - Carespace from Community Care <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uj3Hq2mVZEhv6_FOSmyYvvo1oVU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uj3Hq2mVZEhv6_FOSmyYvvo1oVU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uj3Hq2mVZEhv6_FOSmyYvvo1oVU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uj3Hq2mVZEhv6_FOSmyYvvo1oVU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/S77l0yrpGM0" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/12/care-education-more-important-than.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-52715636163765064192010-11-10T12:09:00.000Z2010-11-10T12:09:30.579Z2010-11-10T12:09:30.579ZTony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0Social Isolation - We Need to Work Together - TonyButcher - Member blogs - Social Work Blog - Carespace from Community Care <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XIDTcj6oVMR0xiYa_asTaFmDx0U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XIDTcj6oVMR0xiYa_asTaFmDx0U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XIDTcj6oVMR0xiYa_asTaFmDx0U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XIDTcj6oVMR0xiYa_asTaFmDx0U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/ZkpIL_Q5q68" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/11/social-isolation-we-need-to-work.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-56219746403170190132010-11-07T08:41:00.003Z2010-11-07T09:42:44.075Z2010-11-07T09:42:44.075ZTony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0The strike on Friday and Saturday of the BBC’s NUJ journalists is a little bewildering as it is difficult to see what it achieved, or what the forthcoming action will actually impact on their cause. The idea of striking can be seen as achieving one of two objectives, to cause the employer loss of income through the disruption or to impact on the lives of members of the public to force the <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vGd7JMJxfoBiRfvYsaQCXg7sQM4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vGd7JMJxfoBiRfvYsaQCXg7sQM4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vGd7JMJxfoBiRfvYsaQCXg7sQM4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vGd7JMJxfoBiRfvYsaQCXg7sQM4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/JMggWqRkd6k" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/11/strike-on-friday-and-saturday-of-bbcs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-50546027536788192892010-11-05T00:16:00.005Z2010-11-05T12:51:44.988Z2010-11-05T12:51:44.988ZTony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0A letter in  my local paper bemoans the way in which those in politics behave  saying that the paper; "was full of party political ranting from current, former and prospective parliamentary and council candidates. Don't these foolish people realise how exaperating ordinary people find their silly party games." This is a view that politicians should start taking notice of, it is not an isolated <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZYywnujyX7yVRAvm2Puge_UM6GM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZYywnujyX7yVRAvm2Puge_UM6GM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZYywnujyX7yVRAvm2Puge_UM6GM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZYywnujyX7yVRAvm2Puge_UM6GM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/UahFhPyiXcc" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/11/pondering-on-politicians.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-91507341476205851002010-11-04T19:09:00.000Z2010-11-04T19:09:29.430Z2010-11-04T19:09:29.430ZTony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0The Government plan to take people out of the benefit trap and get them back to work, the cuts announced by the Government will lead to half a million jobs being lost and the CIPD estimate that there will be about 1.6 million jobs lost as a result of cuts and tax increases. The Government have dismissed that last figure and stated that the public sector jobs will be largely consumed by jobs <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X5tx9wN9s49AYQmucWYq1Yzh_CU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X5tx9wN9s49AYQmucWYq1Yzh_CU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X5tx9wN9s49AYQmucWYq1Yzh_CU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X5tx9wN9s49AYQmucWYq1Yzh_CU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/aBhUq-zhxBg" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/11/economic-growth-we-need-action-now.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-39762240686075741742010-11-04T12:30:00.004Z2010-11-04T19:48:02.545Z2010-11-04T19:48:02.545ZTony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com1Many Lib Dem backbenchers and party supporters are bemoaning the proposed rise in tuition fees. However what they should be doing is celebrating the success of the Lib Dems in curtailing some of the possible excesses of the Browne Report that would have been implemented under a majority Government of the Conservatives or Labour Party. Charles Kennedy may be quoting manifesto promises from <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GmdjgYNoY4JNkdnVVUDa2_XwYK4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GmdjgYNoY4JNkdnVVUDa2_XwYK4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GmdjgYNoY4JNkdnVVUDa2_XwYK4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GmdjgYNoY4JNkdnVVUDa2_XwYK4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/AH2g-h7kmIc" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/11/lib-dems-should-celebrate-tuition-fee.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-69940943157533077562010-10-20T16:29:00.000+01:002010-10-20T16:29:29.736+01:002010-10-20T16:29:29.736+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0The Spending Review could Impact on Standards of Care - TonyButcher - Member blogs - Social Work Blog - Carespace from Community Care <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CSwCvSuY7JWTlEVAXJZPrxpSzqk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CSwCvSuY7JWTlEVAXJZPrxpSzqk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CSwCvSuY7JWTlEVAXJZPrxpSzqk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CSwCvSuY7JWTlEVAXJZPrxpSzqk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/G2HGonZSQsc" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/10/spending-review-could-impact-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-32736877584477160832010-06-16T13:15:00.000+01:002010-06-16T13:15:12.284+01:002010-06-16T13:15:12.284+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6085283-uks-biggest-online-talent-contest-announces-live-annual-finalists <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qjJoRpwLqgc8lYDc2DHOIuO9KDQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qjJoRpwLqgc8lYDc2DHOIuO9KDQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qjJoRpwLqgc8lYDc2DHOIuO9KDQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qjJoRpwLqgc8lYDc2DHOIuO9KDQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/YYuf9sECm9k" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/06/uks-biggest-online-talent-contest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-52109072006728260152010-06-16T10:18:00.000+01:002010-06-16T10:18:56.164+01:002010-06-16T10:18:56.164+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0Who will Council Care Home Closures Benefit? - TonyButcher - Member blogs - Social Work Blog - Carespace from Community Care <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BZG5ZPxy_qSEsSIviUKHz1hC_48/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BZG5ZPxy_qSEsSIviUKHz1hC_48/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BZG5ZPxy_qSEsSIviUKHz1hC_48/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BZG5ZPxy_qSEsSIviUKHz1hC_48/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/NusnD5H7Wu4" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/06/who-will-council-care-home-closures.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-60906900629019078412010-05-26T13:17:00.000+01:002010-05-26T13:17:33.618+01:002010-05-26T13:17:33.618+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0Fairness, Freedom and Responsibility in Social Care - TonyButcher - Member blogs - Social Work Blog - Carespace from Community Care <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p2Mverj_GBRs13Oe7LYYY37aqqM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p2Mverj_GBRs13Oe7LYYY37aqqM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p2Mverj_GBRs13Oe7LYYY37aqqM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p2Mverj_GBRs13Oe7LYYY37aqqM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/mEfJ46SLUo0" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/05/fairness-freedom-and-responsibility-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-22341475334985231362010-05-21T10:49:00.000+01:002010-05-21T10:49:16.637+01:002010-05-21T10:49:16.637+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0We need Greater Social Care Commitment from Government - TonyButcher - Member blogs - Social Work Blog - Carespace from Community Care <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hZGDrMO5lTbCmIL4aZsSntWF3Es/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hZGDrMO5lTbCmIL4aZsSntWF3Es/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hZGDrMO5lTbCmIL4aZsSntWF3Es/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hZGDrMO5lTbCmIL4aZsSntWF3Es/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/ad_pqiPE8Es" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/05/we-need-greater-social-care-commitment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-75323917707039776272010-05-20T15:44:00.000+01:002010-05-20T15:44:58.885+01:002010-05-20T15:44:58.885+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0Govt NOT Planning to make Social Care a Priority - 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TonyButcher - Member blogs - Social Work Blog - Carespace from Community Care <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HR-X69GN3ohTe417wMpT6Jtf12w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HR-X69GN3ohTe417wMpT6Jtf12w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HR-X69GN3ohTe417wMpT6Jtf12w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HR-X69GN3ohTe417wMpT6Jtf12w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/0nUtlik5wnU" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/05/fighting-for-social-care-rallying-cry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-38476713266554786572010-05-13T16:07:00.000+01:002010-05-13T16:07:35.645+01:002010-05-13T16:07:35.645+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0Social Care in Perspective - Why the Govt must Act - TonyButcher - Member blogs - Social Work Blog - Carespace from Community Care <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SCi5ast9x1oVdrpoZ9T6K7RryKA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SCi5ast9x1oVdrpoZ9T6K7RryKA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SCi5ast9x1oVdrpoZ9T6K7RryKA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SCi5ast9x1oVdrpoZ9T6K7RryKA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/bvju6S1VqaY" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/05/social-care-in-perspective-why-govt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-52739097571342950842010-05-13T10:08:00.001+01:002010-05-13T10:17:09.543+01:002010-05-13T10:17:09.543+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0You will have had to have been locked away for the last few months if you did not know that any Government formed after the General Election would not have to face tough economic times and make swathing cuts in public spending. The UK budget deficit currently stands at around 11% of Britain’s GDP with the prediction of a further rise making it the worst in the EU (even worse than Greece at <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/beDXFdLgOFEIDFajakReoxE-0OY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/beDXFdLgOFEIDFajakReoxE-0OY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/beDXFdLgOFEIDFajakReoxE-0OY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/beDXFdLgOFEIDFajakReoxE-0OY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/CwkUOUysp1s" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/05/economic-imperative-new-governments.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-75129478087923271752010-05-12T14:06:00.001+01:002010-05-12T14:06:42.731+01:002010-05-12T14:06:42.731+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0Social Care - Where Politics Must Meet Reality - TonyButcher - Member blogs - Social Work Blog - Carespace from Community Care <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V-ledJpsp6Kbg-GbRAdw5Xj1V-U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V-ledJpsp6Kbg-GbRAdw5Xj1V-U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V-ledJpsp6Kbg-GbRAdw5Xj1V-U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V-ledJpsp6Kbg-GbRAdw5Xj1V-U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/QtXf8h9CNMc" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/05/social-care-where-politics-must-meet_12.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487533929038944217.post-54547562043611718782010-05-11T13:29:00.002+01:002010-05-11T13:29:59.201+01:002010-05-11T13:29:59.201+01:00Tony Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460128692425591683noreply@blogger.com0A definition of the word Progressive is favouring or promoting reform and in delivering their vote last Thursday the British people have done just that. The UK electorate have called for a Progressive Government to be formed to right many of the perceived failings of our elected representatives and the system within which they work. The last few years have lead to a sense of unease with <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ez0fjJWyxsA7Lq5ayEQPBpmN15A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ez0fjJWyxsA7Lq5ayEQPBpmN15A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ez0fjJWyxsA7Lq5ayEQPBpmN15A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ez0fjJWyxsA7Lq5ayEQPBpmN15A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShoutingFromTheCentre/~4/mkBf-fjg85A" height="1" width="1"/>http://tonybutcher.blogspot.com/2010/05/it-is-british-electorate-who-are-truly.html