helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24

CEO, @the_young_fdn - open water addict. field, town & city dweller. obe. Dendrophile. Rekindler of @icstudiesuk Trustee at

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

@stianwestlake Indeed. Very much reminds me of ‘extreme programming’ back in the day, when software developers were encouraged to code in pairs, not solo…

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

@JalsaUK Many congratulations on a successful, Jalsa Salana 2024! (Resident of East Worldham :-)

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

Phenomenal that in partnership with @UKRI_News @the_young_fdn will be supporting 10 community research networks across the country with grants of up to £1m each; working over next 5 years to grow the national infrastructure for a more expansive research & innovation system. 👏👏

[The Young Foundation @the_young_fdn]

NEWS: Announcing our five-year collaboration with @UKRI_News🚀supporting diverse #CommunityResearchNetworks. @Tom_Saunders says the programme will push boundaries "tackling local and national challenges and paving the way for a more equitable, inclusive and open R&I system."👏1/2

[The Young Foundation @the_young_fdn]

LIVE 🎤 PM prioritises growth saying “Those with skin in the game know what’s best for their community. That requires us to be bold about pushing power out of Whitehall.” “There is no monopoly on good ideas”. And so say all of us! @HelenGou @right_hereUK 👇🏻https://t.co/S5BUeFP39v

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

As UK Gov launches the "Prepare" campaign, let's be abundantly clear: We need more than bottled water to navigate any crisis. A 'whole society' approach requires connected neighbourhoods, equipped to know how to act (together). My piece for @NatPrepCom: https://t.co/5ddwKNuXGN

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

@the_young_fdn @DofE Phenomenal young people here today - some of their stories are beyond what any of us will have experienced. And clear that @DofE powfully supports resilience. Have shed tears more than once!

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

Celebrating achievements of 2,000 young Gold @DofE award winners! Congrats one and all. Last year @the_young_fdn was able to support the summer-time extension of the DofE experience through the @NCS funded #civicjourney - Amazing to see the impact of the #socialaction projects!

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

We need to get serious about a focus on 'preparedness' across the whole of society. That includes building skills, inside and outside our education system & definitely within our neighbourhoods...
A short piece from me for @NatPrepCom
https://t.co/QNpfE0X0Hd

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

@RestIsPolitics How might you give a bit of oxygen to the London mayoral elections and its broader cast of candidates? It seems the current theatre of nonsense is likely to overshadow any serious debate.

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

@NatDCampbell Congratulations!!

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

@nick_carus No.. that’s fine, thank you. I assumed you were referencing a public statement.

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

@nick_carus Where did you see this, Nick?

[Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan_uk]

Government plans for meeting net zero are at risk of making the poorest in society even poorer unless policies are made more inclusive, report by @icstudiesuk finds

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

If I was a politician I’d be crying out for calmer, deliberate spaces for people to argue, debate and explore multiple perspectives on a crunchy social challenge. And who knows, it might ultimately lessen the abuse and mistrust that plague their political lives….

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

A short thread on #citizensassemblies...

FWIW: I have been circumspect about stand-alone assemblies being the answer to our democratic woes, but....

[helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE AS OF 7/24 @HelenGou]

Do we think that piece-meal and cherry-picked news bait on social media is an effective route to great thinking and democratic engagement in his country? Or do we think that there are ways of sustaining different kinds of spaces for debate and deliberation?