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The Good Faith Partnership were in the mayor's office on secondment to do something and paid from a Paul Hamlyn Foundation grant.
Why is the City/Mayor's Office now giving them £7500 to do analysis work? What analysis do they provide that the officers can't?
@bristol_citizen https://twitter.com/stillawake/status/1160609423607443456
Why is the City/Mayor's Office now giving them £7500 to do analysis work? What analysis do they provide that the officers can't?
@bristol_citizen https://twitter.com/stillawake/status/1160609423607443456
@SageAndOnion might this be a suitable question for audit? How do we find out what analysis they have been commissioned to do?
From 2016: "The Good Faith Partnership was developed after the last election, when Dr Russell Rook and some colleagues felt the Church and the state were understanding each other less, and so set out to address this concern
https://www.eauk.org/idea/russell-rook.cfm?fbclid=IwAR0vONSx9Pd3pV60HB9RwX75vDG-Iwl3IN1jno2p05j-tHYOB7QDozDwor8
What have they produced so far?
https://www.eauk.org/idea/russell-rook.cfm?fbclid=IwAR0vONSx9Pd3pV60HB9RwX75vDG-Iwl3IN1jno2p05j-tHYOB7QDozDwor8
What have they produced so far?
Emails from GFP:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/communications_and_meeting_notes#incoming-1464326
Annual report:
Rees: "I want it to be a hallmark of my time in office that Bristol is leading the way on the inclusion of migrants and refugees", i.e. people NOT born in Bristol.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/communications_and_meeting_notes#incoming-1464326
Annual report:
Rees: "I want it to be a hallmark of my time in office that Bristol is leading the way on the inclusion of migrants and refugees", i.e. people NOT born in Bristol.
Good Faith Partnership have had policy advisers with the following MPs
- Tim Farron from January to June 20;
- Kate Green MP for 2.5 days a week, July 19 to June 20;
- Steve Double MP too, July 19 to Jan 20.
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/200914/200914.pdf
- Tim Farron from January to June 20;
- Kate Green MP for 2.5 days a week, July 19 to June 20;
- Steve Double MP too, July 19 to Jan 20.
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/200914/200914.pdf
Here they issue an invitation to the Bristol Diocese to join the One City Plan Climate group... I guess because of their knowledge of what to do with big floods.
Interesting comment from cabinet member for communities:
The work seems to be in aid of RAMP -- resettlement, asylum and migration policy:
Do we not have appropriate officers in-house to deal with these?
Do we not have appropriate officers in-house to deal with these?
"one of the Trustees of PHF has expressed an interest on thinking about how we encourage schools to make sure children are getting information on status, particularly with Brexit round the corner."
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has provided grant money around the country.
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has provided grant money around the country.
What agendas do they follow and why are these unelected organisations allowed to do so? It's good to support the most vulnerable. It's a shame that councils are so underfunded that it's down to the whim of philanthropists. And how do they exercise their power?
Another topic raised in the emails is 'ending destitution'.
The government -- I guess in the spirit of Big Society -- are promoting this type of link up with charities.
( @StephenRW01, is this the kind of work you're familiar with? charities and council policies?)
The government -- I guess in the spirit of Big Society -- are promoting this type of link up with charities.
( @StephenRW01, is this the kind of work you're familiar with? charities and council policies?)
This article / letter was written by the Good Faith Partnership and includes the mayor of Bristol, and the MPs with who GFP have embedded advisers: https://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2018/12/20/the-immigration-white-paper-threatens-the-economy-and-integr
Some fascinating bits and pieces here about how reports are written and funding is obtained to pursue certain policies? (what a mash-up)
"Good Faith Partnership is a social consultancy that seeks to connect the worlds of business, charity, faith and
politics to tackle common issues. He's been seconded to the City Office here in Bristol as an His role is
to help make connections and catalyse initiatives that will
politics to tackle common issues. He's been seconded to the City Office here in Bristol as an His role is
to help make connections and catalyse initiatives that will
help Bristol to become more inclusive and socially
integrated, with a particular focus on migrants and refugees"
integrated, with a particular focus on migrants and refugees"
What is this "community assets" work?
A proposition by the mayor:
<<that we need global governance to move into its next iteration where the leaders of cities and networks of cities sit alongside national leaders as equal partners in shaping
national and international policy.>>
to the Open Society Foundation /
<<that we need global governance to move into its next iteration where the leaders of cities and networks of cities sit alongside national leaders as equal partners in shaping
national and international policy.>>
to the Open Society Foundation /
The OSF were going to contribute "Our inclination is to contribute on the order of 100-150K USD to Bristol’s
GPM work dedicated to migrants and refugees." March 2018;
Did they?
Proposal -- see screenshots
GPM work dedicated to migrants and refugees." March 2018;
Did they?
Proposal -- see screenshots
More jigsaw pieces about why the mayor flies out to NY and back in 24 hours, OSF involvement, Global Parliament of Mayors and Good Faith Partnership.
And on another US president note, on this apt day, back in 2017, the mayor was pitching to get Obama involved in a mixed heritage conference.
