iCoCo in the news
Far right is no spent force
28 July 2010
Promoting community cohesion, with its emphasis on building trust between disparate groups and minimising intolerance, will help to tackle Far Right extremism, writes Ted Cantle in Policy Review magazine.
MPs living 'parallel lives'
14 July 2010
Ted Cantle argues, in a comment piece for politics.co.uk, that MPs who regarded constituents as an "unfortunate hurdle" to power are missing the point.
The BNP isn't beaten yet
2 July 2010
The newly announced coalition plan to cap annual immigration is just a scratch on the surface of a much larger and more fundamental issue for the UK and its local communities, writes Ted Cantle in Public Finance.
Coalition must tackle issues fuelling far right
29 June 2010
We need to recognize that whilst the BNP is part of the legitimate democratic framework they do stir up tensions in local communities and are often accompanied by more extreme far right groups who peddle hatred, iCoCo's Executive Chair Ted Cantle writes in Reuters' The Great Debate UK.
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It's down to young people to heal divided communities
22 January 2009
Racial segregation in places like Burnley, Oldham and Dewsbury can be bridged if we engage with youth, iCoCo Executive Chair Ted Cantle writes in the Guardian Online.
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Woolies' demise is a community opportunity
17 January 2009
Ted Cantle, Executive Chair of iCoCo, and Tony Manwaring, Chief Executive of Tomorrow's Company, write a letter to the Times newspaper about an opportunity to create local community/business networks.
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'Anti-migrant law divides societies' - Local Government Chronicle
11 December 2008
Creating a sharper, fairer immigration system is obviously important - but it's crucial we don't end up processing people into a state of alienation, writes Nick Johnson, Director of policy at iCoCo, in the Local Government Chronicle.
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'Riot author leads race initiative' - BBC News
29 September 2008
BBC News reports on iCoCo Executive Chair Ted Cantle heading a committee to assess race relations in Blackburn and Darwen.
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