@WriterCaits

Chief Reporter for @lgcplus Trustee for @2ndChanceMedway Views are my own - especially the good ones.

 Medway, England
Joined December 2010
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Martin Barrow@MartinBarrow13 Mar 2024
Improvement for children’s services comes at a hefty price, says @WriterCaits @lgcplus lgcplus.com/politics/lgc-bri…

Improvement for children's services comes at a hefty price

How can children’s services improve when throwing money at the problem is no longer an option, asks chief reporter Caitlin Webb Today's top stories: New:

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Kirsty Weakley@KirstyWeakley6 Mar 2024
Household support fund gets just a six month extension- another sticking plaster I’m sure the lobbying for further extension will start imminently… #Budget
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Sarah Calkin@sjcalkin22 Nov 2023
Forgot to say, this is free to read #AutumnStatement
Sarah Calkin@sjcalkin22 Nov 2023
Reaction to #AutumnStatement pouring in to the @lgcplus live blog. Consensus seems to be despite some welcome developments on devo and LHA nothing announced will alter the precarious financial position of the sector lgcplus.com/finance/autumn-s…

Autumn Statement as it happened: Announcements will not 'shift the dial' on council position

Welcome to LGC's Autumn Statement live blog, which brought you the latest news, reaction and analysis as the statement happened.

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Sarah Calkin@sjcalkin22 Nov 2023
Four new devo deals including Hull & East Riding plus county deals for places including Surrey
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Sarah Calkin@sjcalkin22 Nov 2023
Local housing allowance to be increased to 30th percentile of local market rates. This has been one of #localgov’s biggest asks #AutumnStatement
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Kirsty Weakley@KirstyWeakley22 Nov 2023
Hunt: has listened on LHA will increase to 30th percentile This is what many have been calling for
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Sarah Calkin@sjcalkin22 Nov 2023
This 👇
Ben Zaranko@BenZaranko22 Nov 2023
The excessive focus on fiscal ‘headroom’ ahead of today's statement is unhelpful. Announcing immediate and certain tax cuts in response to highly uncertain changes in assumptions about the UK’s medium-term economic prospects is silly.
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LGC@lgcplus17 Nov 2023
DfE issues three improvement notices over Send provision lgcplus.com/services/childre…
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LGC@lgcplus14 Nov 2023
Councils 'ticking over' is 'holding up' solutions lgcplus.com/finance/councils…
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Jack Shaw@JackTShaw3 Oct 2023
According to @LGCplus, 65 per cent of the 55 towns that benefitted from the Long Term Plan for Towns are in 'marginal seats' - defined as having a majority of 10,000 or less - which is the same percentage as the 100 places that benefitted from Town Deals.lgcplus.com/politics/devolut…

EXCLUSIVE: Marginal seats dominate latest towns funding

Almost two thirds of the towns awarded new-style endowment funds by the government this week are in marginal constituencies, LGC analysis has found,

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Just a reminder to get in touch if you are interested in renting our space at our Community Centre in Brompton! #Medway
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This week is #VolunteersWeek2023 and our charity couldn’t support the people of Medway without them. We want to thank Amanda, Sharon, Maxeen, Elaine, Cliff, Wendy, Rob, Kim and Penny for all they do.
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Do you need a space for your organisation to meet up in Medway? Our Community Centre in Brompton is now available for bookings from 12th June. Get in touch with @stevenkeevil if you’re interested!
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Help Local Authority tell unique, local stories in Medway, they're a few hundred pounds away from their goal!
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gal-dem@galdemzine30 Nov 2022
Youth worker @TanyaCompas skiis like a pro and shares some of her favourite things about the trip in the final part of our mini-vlog series. 🎥 Created in partnership with @crystalski 🏔️
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The Student View@studentvieworg1 Dec 2022
Another day, another publication 📰 We LOVE to see that the young people at Kingsbury High School's hard work has paid off. TSV is delighted to share this latest investigation in the @bktimes - a great effort by everyone involved 👏. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3XKFwgY
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Dan Bloom@danbloom111 Nov 2022
Nearly two thirds of county halls are likely to turn off some streetlights during the night, says the survey for the County Councils Network. More than half said they would likely reduce opening hours at libraries or recycling centres - or shut them altogether.
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Katie Owens@ktowens31 Oct 2022
Stay alert to mis- & disinformation If you have a strong or emotional response to something you see online, pause to: 1⃣Consider the source & learn more about the author 2⃣Read beyond the headline 3⃣Look at the date 4⃣Check your biases 5⃣Find an expert/fact-checker #FactsMatter
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The Student View@studentvieworg27 Oct 2022
Did you know this week is #MediaLiteracyWeek? A week dedicated to showcase the power of media literacy! 🧠Check out this year’s main themes in our graphic below⬇️
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The Student View@studentvieworg30 Aug 2022
📢We are #Hiring and have 2 new job openings: 🗣️ #Freelance Journalism Coach 🖥️ Freelance #SocialMedia Consultant Click to apply thestudentview.org/what-we-d…
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