Mark Swift

Let’s wake the sleeping giant of social change: procurement EXPERT INSIGHT: How and where public money is spent is too often regarded as a back-office procedure, rather than the frontline instrument of social change that it should be, says Mark Swift.

Grateful to @pioneerspost.bsky.social for publishing this piece.

Procurement is still treated largely as a technical exercise, when it’s one of the most powerful levers we have to shape lives & places.

If we’re serious about social value, we have to re-humanise it.

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As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.

Kama muta is a newly named emotion describing the feeling of being moved by love or connection - the warmth in your chest, the catch in your throat, the moment kindness or closeness really lands. It reminds us how deeply relational we are.

Bridgewater Canal History Walk | Wellbeing Enterprises A guided history walk along the Bridgewater canal, exploring how it shaped Runcorn and the lives of people who lived and worked...

Bridgewater Canal History Walk

🚶‍♂️ Discover Runcorn’s past on our Bridgewater Canal History Walk.
📅 Tue 24 Feb | 11–12:30
📍 Runcorn Promenade
👉 Book your place: tinyurl.com/5n8wjsta
#LocalHistory #Wellbeing

Webinar: Creating a Healthy Mindset | Wellbeing Enterprises Learn how to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and how to overcome these to boost your wellbeing. Date: Thursday 12th February Click here...

Webinar: Creating a Healthy Mindset

🧠 Want a healthier mindset?
Join our free webinar Creating a Healthy Mindset.
📅 Thu 12 Feb | 1–2pm
💻 Online
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#MentalWellbeing

This week the LCR Imaginarium Roadshow headed to Birkenhead, popping up at the Pyramids Shopping Centre ✨

We listened to people’s hopes, challenges and ideas for their community - showing the power of imagination when people are invited to shape the future together.

Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism Taking drug in pregnancy does not raise chances of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, ‘gold standard’ review finds Taking paracetamol in pregnancy does not increase the chance that the child will be autistic, or have ADHD or an intellectual disability, a “gold standard” review of the evidence has found. The findings debunk Donald Trump’s claims last September that the painkiller causes autism, which were condemned by medical, women’s health and scientific organisations around the world. Continue reading...

Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism

Let’s wake the sleeping giant of social change: procurement EXPERT INSIGHT: How and where public money is spent is too often regarded as a back-office procedure, rather than the frontline instrument of social change that it should be, says Mark Swift.

Grateful to @pioneerspost.bsky.social for publishing this piece.

Procurement is still treated largely as a technical exercise, when it’s one of the most powerful levers we have to shape lives & places.

If we’re serious about social value, we have to re-humanise it.

tinyurl.com/3euxux29

On the Margins of Power: Social Entrepreneurs and Social Change Social entrepreneurs are co-creating community rooted innovations, join fellow Gramscian Mark Swift as he explores these possibilities.

I’m delivering a free Gramsci Society UK talk in Feb: On the Margins of Power.

Social entrepreneurs are driving meaningful social change - yet too often remain at the edges of decision-making.

This talk explores how that might shift. Sign up today:

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The LCR Imaginarium is a new people-powered space to spark ideas and support community-led change.
We’d love to hear what matters most to you in the Liverpool City Region.
Share your views: tinyurl.com/ym6xtb8s ✨

How to extend and improve your life by getting more creative Growing evidence reveals that creativity is one of the best-kept secrets for boosting your health. From live theatre to a quick crafting break, here’s how to harness the power of art in your everyday life

Growing evidence reveals that creativity is one of the best-kept secrets for boosting your health. From live theatre to a quick crafting break, here’s how to harness the power of art in your everyday life

Season's Greetings and Happy New Year from all the team at Wellbeing Enterprises CIC 🎄❤️🎉

This year it’s a Christmas Flamingo adorning my tree 🦩🎄

Taking full advantage of the cheap veg in supermarkets. Two 5p bags of parsnips and a beautiful parsnip soup recipe courtesy of the BBC. www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes...

I’ve written this article with @lpiphub.bsky.social exploring why community-centred innovation is essential to tackling health inequalities ow.ly/f3wm50XIqLr

Webinar: Building Your Motivation | Wellbeing Enterprises Join us for an inspiring webinar designed to help you unlock your full potential and reignite your passion for personal growth. Click...

Webinar: Building Your Motivation

💡 Feeling low on motivation?
Join our free webinar Building Your Motivation for practical wellbeing tips.
📅 Mon 26 Jan | 11–12
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We had a wonderful time getting into the festive spirit with our ukulele Christmas carols sing-along 🎄
A great way to get into the Christmas spirit - thanks to everyone who came along and joined in.

This looks like great fun, sign up for free today! ⬇️

Thanks to Carla and Dean from Halton Family Hubs for joining our team meeting today. Great to be working in partnership.

Had an amazing time at the Liverpool Santa Dash with 11,000 runners! A proper carnival of red and blue Santas, Christmas tunes, laughter and joy. The ultimate wellbeing boost - and the best way to start the festive season. Nowhere does it quite like Liverpool. 🎅✨

But which one is the real deal? Excited for the #LiverpoolSantaDash

The LCR Imaginarium is a new people-powered space to spark ideas and support community-led change.
We’d love to hear what matters most to you in the Liverpool City Region.
Share your views: tinyurl.com/ym6xtb8s

Unity is stronger than division.

That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.

#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk

@james-wecic.bsky.social

Baked my first batch of mince pies this Christmas and so far so good!

All you need is love

Energised to be back on the road, listening to people across our communities share their hopes, ideas, and visions for the future as we shape plans for the Liverpool City Region Imaginarium. We’ll be coming to a place near you very soon! 🙌

Two food bank volunteers hold signs in front of Big Ben. The first sign reads, "3.8 million kids face hunger in the UK" and the second sign states, "Two child cap pushes 100 kids into poverty every day!"

ICYMI: the two-child benefit limit is the single biggest driver of child poverty in the UK, pushing hundreds of families into hardship EVERY DAY.

Fully removing it would lift 470,000 children out of severe hardship. It's the moral thing to do.

There’s something invigorating about a blustery walk along Liverpool’s promenade - good for both body and mind.

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis

Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.

We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.