Podcast feedCamden Councillor Angela Mason talks to CCRadio about Universal Credit
Angela Mason, Camden Councillor and lead on matters concerning children and families, talked with Camden Community Radio about her concerns re the roll out of the Government’s policy of Universal Credit to Camden.
All new claims for Child Tax Credit, Housing Benefit, Income Support, Income-based JobSeekers Allowance, Income-related Employment & Support Allowance and working tax credit will be replaced by Universal Credit and claims will have to be made online rather than in person.
In 2019, all Housing benefit claims, excluding those of pensioners are to be replaced by Universal credit. Early rollout of the scheme suggests that it will drive people into deeper poverty and great hardship.
Package: Marian Larragy
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Two and a Quarter Centuries of Conway Hall
Lacky talks to Jim Walsh of Conway Hall, which is run by the South Place Ethical Society that was founded (on 14th February) 1793 and is the last remaining ethical society in the UK and the oldest free thought organization in the world.
Jim knows all about the historic building and its fascinating artifacts of English culture, especially relating to free thinking and Humanism.
Conway Hall has been the jumping off place of important movements and causes – anti-apartheid, abolition of capital pubishment, where public figures such as Charles Darwin, Lisa Jardine and Tony Benn challenged current thinking.
Conway Hall has teamed up with Trunkman Productions to tell the story of Moncure Conway after whom the building is named. A documentary ‘The Empty Niche: The Long Lost Bust Of Moncure Conway’ is available from 25th February on YouTube. It tracks the history of Conway Hall and the mysteriously empty niche that has sat in its foyer since it opened.
Interview: Lacky Ahmed
Recording: Freddy Chick
Editing: Lacky Ahmed
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Volunteering Is...with Marie Curie
In this interview Angela Routley, for Volunteer Centre Camden, hears from Terri Beake and Beatriz Tejero about volunteering with Marie Curie. Beatriz gives some surprising insights into how she gains personally and professionally from giving her time and Terri Beake, Helper Service Manager (N. London), talks about the different ways you can get involved and the benefits Marie Curie offers its volunteers.
Package by: Angela Routely
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Reggae Rap Connection 16
Dekay and Tosh bring a whole raft of new tracks and in between, they talk about Rap Battles, Camden Calling GIgs, Benefit Changes, Christmas and New Year Resolutions, Dekay’s next show and lots more.
Presented by:
Dekay & DJ Rudeboy P Tosh
Recorded and Edited by: Marc Lee Brown
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What's On in Camden: Week Beginning August 29th
What’s on in Camden: Post riot Comedy benefit for retailers; Jewish Museum on contribution to the entertainment industry in the UK; Camden Council hosts three community summits on how it should respond to the riots; Booker prizewinner Michael Ondaatje talks with Geoff Dyer about his latest book; Liberty Festival of Disabled artists is on next Saturday at the South Bank.
Read by:
Amy Soloman, Ingrid Malik, Marian Larragy, Martin Lim and Nicholas Odutoye
Recording: Amy Solomon
Editing: Marian Larragy
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