Comments for EVOC http://www.evoc.org.uk Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:27:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Empowering Communities – Whose job is that, then? by Francesco Snedden http://www.evoc.org.uk/blog-archive/empowering-communities-whose-job-is-that-then/#comment-23 Francesco Snedden Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:27:12 +0000 http://www.evoc.org.uk/?post_type=blog_post&p=2546#comment-23 Hello everybody! Does anyone know where I can read additional posts on this topic? Hello everybody! Does anyone know where I can read additional posts on this topic?

]]> Comment on Empowering Communities – Whose job is that, then? by Chris Hampton http://www.evoc.org.uk/blog-archive/empowering-communities-whose-job-is-that-then/#comment-21 Chris Hampton Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:10:01 +0000 http://www.evoc.org.uk/?post_type=blog_post&p=2546#comment-21 Will attend meeting Will attend meeting

]]> Comment on Empowering Communities – Whose job is that, then? by khaleda Noon http://www.evoc.org.uk/blog-archive/empowering-communities-whose-job-is-that-then/#comment-20 khaleda Noon Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:33:39 +0000 http://www.evoc.org.uk/?post_type=blog_post&p=2546#comment-20 Equality exists on many levels and to say that it reflects Hilters movement is alarming. Equality exists on many levels and to say that it reflects Hilters movement is alarming.

]]> Comment on Empowering Communities – Whose job is that, then? by milind kolhatkar http://www.evoc.org.uk/blog-archive/empowering-communities-whose-job-is-that-then/#comment-19 milind kolhatkar Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:05:43 +0000 http://www.evoc.org.uk/?post_type=blog_post&p=2546#comment-19 In my humble opinion - equality should not be confused with sameness. Valuing people equally should mean treating people as unique individuals - not treating everyone as if we were clones of each other. That said - I must confess to being impressed at just how quickly my blog post has attracted an apparent allegation of Hitler-ism! (see Godwin's Law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law) In my humble opinion – equality should not be confused with sameness. Valuing people equally should mean treating people as unique individuals – not treating everyone as if we were clones of each other.
That said – I must confess to being impressed at just how quickly my blog post has attracted an apparent allegation of Hitler-ism! (see Godwin’s Law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law)

]]> Comment on Empowering Communities – Whose job is that, then? by George Pitcher http://www.evoc.org.uk/blog-archive/empowering-communities-whose-job-is-that-then/#comment-18 George Pitcher Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:29:35 +0000 http://www.evoc.org.uk/?post_type=blog_post&p=2546#comment-18 Ours, the electorate. We empower the politicians to govern at Westminster, Holyrood and at local level. Where we collectively fail is in the fact that we do not call our politicians to account other than at election time. This is not good enough and we must strive to establish firmer control by the electorate over the parliaments, councils, whatever. Ours, the electorate. We empower the politicians to govern at Westminster, Holyrood and at local level.
Where we collectively fail is in the fact that we do not call our politicians to account other than at election time. This is not good enough and we must strive to establish firmer control by the electorate over the parliaments, councils, whatever.

]]> Comment on Empowering Communities – Whose job is that, then? by C W Barr http://www.evoc.org.uk/blog-archive/empowering-communities-whose-job-is-that-then/#comment-17 C W Barr Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:42:21 +0000 http://www.evoc.org.uk/?post_type=blog_post&p=2546#comment-17 but we will always have inequalities as long as we are all different I would refer if you'd celebrate our strengths rather than trying to equalize us which is the same as what hitler tried to do. Not that I am saying that is what you are trying to do. but we will always have inequalities as long as we are all different I would refer if you’d celebrate our strengths rather than trying to equalize us which is the same as what hitler tried to do. Not that I am saying that is what you are trying to do.

]]> Comment on EVOT helps people by Julia http://www.evoc.org.uk/blog-archive/evot-helps-people/#comment-15 Julia Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:07:32 +0000 http://www.evoc.org.uk/?post_type=blog_post&p=1907#comment-15 hi Janette, I just stumbled across this press release from Child Poverty Acton Group, which came out about a week before your blog post. It makes a similar point to your own about people struggling to pay for basic necessities, when it describes the impact of inflation on low income families: “As the price of essentials such as [food, fuel and clothes] rise sharply, poorer families have to make tough choices, not between luxuries and essentials, but between one basic good and another.” The full text of the press release is available here: http://www.cpag.org.uk/press/2011/181011.htm hi Janette, I just stumbled across this press release from Child Poverty Acton Group, which came out about a week before your blog post.

It makes a similar point to your own about people struggling to pay for basic necessities, when it describes the impact of inflation on low income families: “As the price of essentials such as [food, fuel and clothes] rise sharply, poorer families have to make tough choices, not between luxuries and essentials, but between one basic good and another.”

The full text of the press release is available here: http://www.cpag.org.uk/press/2011/181011.htm

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