I know they used to say that a week is a long time in politics - these days an hour can change everything! Well a week is also a very long time when you are working for an exciting new social media platform. Not that it hasn't been highly enjoyable - I am learning so … Continue reading Nextdoor Week One!
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Alex Kane is a well respected and thoughtful commentator. I enjoy his articles, blogs and tweets (@alexkane221b). However I was very disappointed by his recent Newsletter article on votes at 16. He has challenged young people in our WIMPS (Where Is My Public Servant?) project to a debate on the issue, and personally - I … Continue reading Well Alex, You Might Be Missing the Point!
Twenty years ago - March 20 1993 - was an extraordinary day in my youth work career - and a day when everything started to change. If the lowest ebb is the turn of the tide, then the events of that day were part of the point where the tide turned for Northern Ireland. The … Continue reading Reflecting On a Moment of Change – Two Decades Ago