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Radio 4,27 Apr 2011,57 mins

27/04/2011

You and Yours

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Lord Adonis gives his ideas for revitalising the social work profession, including a Teach First approach to recruitment, "Children First". As the government extends its consultation period on changes to the coastguard service, we ask whether there could be a reprieve for some of the stations under threat of closure. The government wants to see a "huge increase" in the amount of energy generated by anaerobic digestion, but what impact could an expansion of this industry have on the environment? David Cameron has praised a new mobile phone application that enables you to "volunteer" for charities via your handset, we look at the new trend for mobile volunteering.

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