Civil Society - Governance - Home - Jeremy Swain http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/home Latest Articles Friend of my youth http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/blogs/content/8864/friend_of_my_youth http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/blogs/content/8864/friend_of_my_youth Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:25:00 GMT CEO of Thames Reach Jeremy Swain reflects on his rollercoaster of emotions when he encounters an old school friend living on the streets of London. The bitter taste of defeat http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/blogs/content/7095/the_bitter_taste_of_defeat http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/blogs/content/7095/the_bitter_taste_of_defeat Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:44:00 GMT A troubling personal account by Jeremy Swain questions why simple preventative measures still aren't being taken by the government to protect the homeless from their greatest nemesis: super-strength alcoholic drinks. Community leaders never call themselves community leaders http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/blogs/content/6732/blog_community_leaders_never_call_themselves_community_leaders http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/blogs/content/6732/blog_community_leaders_never_call_themselves_community_leaders Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:58:00 GMT Jeremy Swain wonders whether communities and charities are as synonymous as the new government is heralding. The tale of Billy Rugg and the kindly taxi driver http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/blogs/content/6318/blog_the_tale_of_billy_rugg_and_the_kindly_taxi_driver http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/blogs/content/6318/blog_the_tale_of_billy_rugg_and_the_kindly_taxi_driver Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:02:00 GMT Thames Reach chief executive Jeremy Swain reflects on the extremes of cruelty and kindness towards the homeless. The right to die in the gutter http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/blogs/content/6016/blog_the_right_to_die_in_the_gutter http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/blogs/content/6016/blog_the_right_to_die_in_the_gutter Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:37:00 GMT Last week Ian Austin, the Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government, the minister responsible for homelessness, came out on an evening shift with Thames Reach’s street outreach teams. Together we walked the dank streets of central London, Ian still in his suit and tie having raced over following a late night debate in the House. Sketch http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/4261/sketch http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/4261/sketch Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT There are few things about the voluntary sector guaranteed to raise a laugh, but the debate at the acevo annual conference is becoming a sure ticket.