The Common Purpose Effect

Is Common Purpose a Charitable Organisation?
Martin Edwards
Common Purpose is registered with the Charities Commission as charity no: 1023384. But are the activities of the organisation itself, and those of its 'graduates', truly charitable according to law and who is responsible for making that determination ...
The Nottingham Common Purpose Effect Re-Visited
Martin Edwards
'For decades, children who were in the care of the Nottinghamshire Councils suffered appalling sexual and physical abuse, inflicted by those who should have nurtured and protected them.' - Professor Alexis Jay
Leadership Training For A Common Purpose
Martin Edwards
'By blurring the boundaries between people, professions, public and private sectors, responsibility and accountability, Common Purpose encourages “graduates” to believe that as new selected leaders, they can work together, outside of the established ...
The Former Children's Commissioner: In Her Own Words
Martin Edwards
He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future ... When an opponent declares, "I will not come over to your side," I calmly say, "Your child belongs to us already ... What are you? You will pass on. Your descendants, however, now stand in the new ...
Social Work and the Global Agenda: In Their Own Words
Martin Edwards
"We, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFWS). The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW)...feel compelled to advocate for a New World Order."
The Corporatisation of Britain
Martin Edwards
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) do not work in a free market way where honest competition decides who wins and who loses the business contract, due to the fact that the private company part of the PPP is granted special privileges by the ...
Rotten to the Core
Martin Edwards
In addition to the operation of the Common Purpose Effect in Rotherham MBC and Nottingham Councils are there any additional shared characteristics that link these Public Bodies together? UK Column research teams believe that the answer to this ...
The Nottingham Common Purpose Effect
Martin Edwards
Social Work and Agenda 21
Martin Edwards
We, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFWS, the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) .....feel compelled to advocate for a New World Order.
The Rotherham Common Purpose Effect
Martin Edwards
By blurring the boundaries between people, professions, public and private sectors, responsibility and accountability, Common Purpose encourages “graduates” to believe that as new selected leaders, they can work together, outside of the established ...
Common Purpose In Your Locality?
Martin Edwards
One of the key characteristics of the Common Purpose effect is that it is often to be found within networked partnerships where leaders work collaboratively across organisational silos. One such partnership is Locality which forms the subject of ...
No Magic at Suffolk County Council
Martin Edwards
If we were awarding prizes for Councils hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons then Suffolk County Council would be a strong contender for the first prize.