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When Did “New” Become More Important Than “Needed”?

There is something uncomfortable happening in communities across the country. It rarely makes the headlines,…

28.07.2026 No Comments

Stephen McCutcheon

I’ve spent the past seven years working in the third sector, much of that time in project management, alongside experience in community engagement with a regional Third Sector Interface. Before and alongside this, I’ve spent more than 12 years working in IT, including founding, running and successfully selling IT businesses. I hold a BSc (Honours) in Cyber Security, alongside qualifications in working with communities. That combination gives me a slightly unusual perspective: I understand technology, but I also understand the realities of charities, community organisations and the people behind them. "Read the Room" is where I bring those worlds together, sharing practical experience, questioning how we do things, and exploring technology, cyber security, the third sector and community life. Because the real world is complicated.

When Did “New” Become More Important Than “Needed”?

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