Arrived today published in 1944 - some hints on how to run a discussion group. Including controlling discussions and using humour.
Antony Carpen
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Local historian researching the history of Cambridge the town.
@stavvers Fines based on income/wealth would be a start!
...now digitised at https://archive.org/details/440101-discussion-leaders Enjoy!
When I held a pop-up book stall in my neighbourhood back in September, the book that sold more than all the others put together was a beginners guide to politics. Aimed at ten year olds. This is in Cambridge. Which made me re-assess big time how much our city knows about the essentials of politics/current affairs.
So I wrote a thing about helping people find out more on a host of issues before the general election https://cambridgetownowl.com/2023/10/23/a-civics-discussion-series-for-cambridge-cambridgeshire/ ...using a series of books published locally for secondary schools. Just without the exams at the end. Making them suitable for adult learners too!
...and here's the debate that Cambridge City Council had. https://cambridgetownowl.com/2023/10/19/cambridge-councillors-highlight-the-challenges-of-designing-a-single-tier-council/ Will be interesting to see what other neighbouring councils make of it all.
Cambridge councillors highlight the challenges of designing a single tier council
The issue of public education campaigns on how our city and county function also came up. Click here to watch the debate. Be under no illusions: overhauling local government is not for the faint-he…
NEW BLOGPOST: "National Infrastructure Commission recommends the opposite of what ministers have been doing" https://cambridgetownowl.com/2023/10/18/national-infrastructure-commission-recommends-the-opposite-of-what-ministers-have-been-doing/
National Infrastructure Commission recommends the opposite of what ministers have been doing
Announced earlier today, Civil Service World summarised the announcement by the National Infrastructure Commission as requiring a cash boost and ‘ambition’ (see their article here) Does…
More at https://archive.org/details/@antony_carpen - this one from 1925 ("The model citizen") is particularly excruciating, talking up Empire and talking down in derogatory terms everywhere else!
I'm in the process of collecting and digitising old books on civics and political education in schools in England that pre-date me being a 1990s teenager - only my generation were taught zilch about politics. https://archive.org/details/830101-local-and-central-government-1983 This from 1983.
NEW BLOGPOST: "Cambridge City Council to debate unitary council proposals" https://cambridgetownowl.com/2023/10/11/cambridge-city-council-to-debate-unitary-council-proposals/ Next Thursday's full council.
