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White working-class feel 'last in line'
This article from a new local publishing venture, replacing the declining local newspaper sector, usefully summarizes the recent and important research carried out for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation by Harris Beider at the University of Coventry.
The research gives a voice to white, working-class people in Aston (Birmingham), Canley (Coventry) and Somers Town (London). The report discusses white working-class views on community cohesion and the impact of social change, an area of society that the report suggests do not feel that they are listened to by politicians and policy makers.
The research also highlights other challenges, issues and opportunities for residents, policy makers and representatives, which overlap between the three locations. It examined what residents thought of community cohesion; whether the ideas behind community cohesion strategies had been effective; as well as asking how community understanding and involvement could improve.
The publisher, One&Other, is a media brand fit for the 21st century. Their platforms "will be the home of local news, culture, and conversations that inspire and empower communities for good. Out goes the negative news agenda and in comes more considered reporting, reviews, and experiences, combined with the long-lost art of storytelling and beautiful design."
One&Other is a community of professional journalists, illustrators, designers, photographers, videographers, and hobbyists, coming together to change local news for the better and act as a catalyst for people-powered change. The article is from their York edition.
The information in the link below comes from Hansard, the House of Commons Written Answers for 28/11/11. One descriptor might be 'the number of proven offences'; another might be the disposition of juveniles selected for processing by the criminal justice machinery. The latter seems more scientific.
"Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many proven offences of each type there were by under 18 year olds in each year between 1996-97 and 2010-11. [83090]
Mr Blunt: Penalty notices for disorder issued to persons aged 16 to 17, cautions given to persons aged 10 to 17 and defendants aged 10 to 17 found guilty at all courts in England and Wales from 1996-97 to 2010-11 can be viewed in the following tables:
Penalty notice for disorder (PND) was implemented nationally in England and Wales in 2004 under the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001."
Abuses endure in Russia’s pretrial detention system
The pictures on the Washington Post site tell their own story as does their title.
