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		<title>Localism and public service provision &#8211; mind the gap</title>
		<link>http://charlottemackenzie.com/2012/02/09/localism-and-public-service-provision-mind-the-gap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s rarely mentioned that the introduction of the Localism Bill (now Act) was preceded by Eric Pickles announcing the abolition of Local Area Agreements: ‘So today I am scrapping the existing Local Area Agreements&#8230; we are going to give councils what &#8230; <a href="http://charlottemackenzie.com/2012/02/09/localism-and-public-service-provision-mind-the-gap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=charlottemackenzie.com&amp;blog=515059&amp;post=1820&amp;subd=charlottemackenzie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cornwall&#8217;s NHS &#8211; if it ain&#8217;t broke, don&#8217;t fix it</title>
		<link>http://charlottemackenzie.com/2012/02/07/cornwalls-nhs-if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest survey of patients in Cornwall reveals high levels of satisfaction with GPs. From patients&#8217; perspective, the Government&#8217;s ideologically driven top-down changes to the NHS make no sense. In so far as this Government has any democratic mandate, it was partly &#8230; <a href="http://charlottemackenzie.com/2012/02/07/cornwalls-nhs-if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=charlottemackenzie.com&amp;blog=515059&amp;post=1815&amp;subd=charlottemackenzie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Consequences and Mad Libs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know that game called Consequences, where names, what they said, and what happened next are compiled into random stories mostly to comical effect. Recently I discovered there is a similar game called Mad Libs, in which names and comments are &#8230; <a href="http://charlottemackenzie.com/2012/01/02/consequences-and-mad-libs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=charlottemackenzie.com&amp;blog=515059&amp;post=1805&amp;subd=charlottemackenzie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cornwall and the autumn statement</title>
		<link>http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/11/29/cornwall-and-the-autumn-statement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does today&#8217;s autumn statement mean for Cornwall? First, it shows the failure of the Coalition Government&#8217;s strategy of cutting further faster &#8211; the same strategy which is being pursued by Cornwall Council and that has resulted in many local &#8230; <a href="http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/11/29/cornwall-and-the-autumn-statement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=charlottemackenzie.com&amp;blog=515059&amp;post=1803&amp;subd=charlottemackenzie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The massive media difference between four and five</title>
		<link>http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/10/17/the-massive-media-difference-between-four-and-five/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://charlottemackenzie.com/?p=1797</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[619 voters in the South West were asked which political party they trust most? One in twelve said the Liberal Democrats. One in five said Labour. One in four said the Tories. The article doesn&#8217;t report what the other 46 &#8230; <a href="http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/10/17/the-massive-media-difference-between-four-and-five/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=charlottemackenzie.com&amp;blog=515059&amp;post=1797&amp;subd=charlottemackenzie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Falmouth &#8211; sold down the river twice</title>
		<link>http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/10/05/falmouth-sold-down-the-river-twice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://charlottemackenzie.com/?p=1792</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Would somebody like to consider the impact of boundary changes on representative democracy. When the boundary changes for the 2010 general election were announced, the then Liberal Democrat MP Julia Goldsworthy opted to stand in Camborne Redruth. Rightly or wrongly, &#8230; <a href="http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/10/05/falmouth-sold-down-the-river-twice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=charlottemackenzie.com&amp;blog=515059&amp;post=1792&amp;subd=charlottemackenzie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cornwall&#8217;s housing crisis deepens</title>
		<link>http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/08/31/cornwalls-housing-crisis-deepens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last October the National Housing Federation warned that the Government&#8217;s housing budget plans amount to a 63% cut. As well as slashing funding for new homes, the Comprehensive Spending Review reversed Labour&#8217;s decision to fund the building of new council &#8230; <a href="http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/08/31/cornwalls-housing-crisis-deepens/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=charlottemackenzie.com&amp;blog=515059&amp;post=1788&amp;subd=charlottemackenzie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s jobs news</title>
		<link>http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/08/17/todays-jobs-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Todays unemployment figures confirm more people in Cornwall are out of work than one year ago. Unemployment is rising and higher than one year ago, with more than another one thousand people in Cornwall now out of work (8163 jobseekers) &#8230; <a href="http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/08/17/todays-jobs-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=charlottemackenzie.com&amp;blog=515059&amp;post=1783&amp;subd=charlottemackenzie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kick off for Cornwall</title>
		<link>http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/07/26/kick-off-for-cornwall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over two years ago people started lobbying for a stadium &#8216;for Cornwall&#8217;. We lack a major sports venue and, apart from sailing teams visiting Mylor, it is fair to say Cornwall&#8217;s experience of preparations and investment towards next year&#8217;s 2012 &#8230; <a href="http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/07/26/kick-off-for-cornwall/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=charlottemackenzie.com&amp;blog=515059&amp;post=1770&amp;subd=charlottemackenzie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Job cuts start to bite</title>
		<link>http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/07/13/job-cuts-start-to-bite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Work in Cornwall continues to be partly seasonal. So it says something when the number of people seeking work is higher than this time last year and has failed to decline as steeply as usual as we enter the summer &#8230; <a href="http://charlottemackenzie.com/2011/07/13/job-cuts-start-to-bite/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=charlottemackenzie.com&amp;blog=515059&amp;post=1765&amp;subd=charlottemackenzie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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