Members of the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network with members of the Poverty Alliance in February 2025

Blog: Week 6 Communications Officer’s log

David Eyre,Communications Officer,The Poverty Alliance My Poverty Alliance colleagues have been very busy this week. Our TARP Aberdeenshire development officer Annie is from the north of Ireland originally, and she us organized for a group from the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network to come to Scotland for a learning visit (pictured above). She took responsibility for … Read more

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Blog: Communications officer’s log

David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Star Trek is one of the most hopeful sci-fi shows there is. It depicts a human society beyond poverty, and beyond money. As Picard says in the film First Contact: “The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves … Read more

Scottish Sheriff Court, looking down from where the Judge Sheriff would sit. Image courtesy of Mike McBey https://www.flickr.com/photos/158652122@N02/

Blog: Jury duty and people-powered policy

David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Click here to find out more about David’s open working blog I’ve been thinking a lot about democracy, justice, and participation. I was on jury duty from Wednesday last week to Wednesday this week. I was very impressed by my fellow jurors. They listened to evidence, took good … Read more

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Blog: Beginning with open working

David Eyre, Communications Officer The Poverty Alliance In my role, I do a lot of writing. Sometimes it’s not obvious how much I write, because it rarely gets published under my name. But now – with Third Sector Lab – I’m committing to a programme of open working. This blog is about my personal work … Read more

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