Ingenuity and Improvisation

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Tuesday 23 August 2011

plenty of reasons, no answers

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Everybody knows the reason but nobody has the answer. Even JSP concludes with "every one of these kids needs support from their community." Yes... but what? If you give people a simple achievable idea they will do it. Saying "3.5 million children live in poverty in the UK" doesn't motivate people into action. They feel moved, but the vastness of the problem is overwhelming, too much for one person to tackle so depressing. But if you say "cook a few meals and ask the school to invite the right kids," out come the saucepans... Same with the riots. Everyone knows the young people need support, communities need to come together. If we can just come up with a simple enough practical idea, they'll do it

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