Rethinking Suburbia
Paul Hunter, Head of Research at the Smith Institute, discusses the changing face of suburbia and the findings of a new report ‘Poverty in Suburbia’ From Abigail’s Party to Keeping Up Appearances,...
View ArticleUK Government is violating the Human Right to Food
Jonathan Butterworth, Director of Just Fair Consortium, explains why the Consortium believes the UK Government is abdicating responsibility by allowing people in the UK to go hungry. “Poverty is the...
View ArticleCommunity organising in Birmingham – turning real life stories into a radical...
Saidul Haque Saeed, Community Organiser for Citizens UK: Birmingham, blogs about the success of a recent Public Accountability Assembly Founded in April 2013, Citizens UK: Birmingham - a chapter of...
View ArticleHave you ever had to live without access to basic financial tools for a week?
Jennifer Tankard blogs about the need for a radical new approach to financial inclusion Have you ever tried to survive for a week without something you think is essential to life? Chocolate for lent,...
View ArticleDisabled and out of pocket
Ellie Brawn, Public Policy Adviser at SCOPE, blogs about extra costs faced by disabled people and the Commission SCOPE has set up to highlight disabled peoples’ experiences, and drive down the costs....
View Article‘It is hellish, I have no life’ – single parents’ struggle to work and...
Sumi Rabindrakumar, Gingerbread’s research officer, says that the upturn in employment may be good news for some, but few single parents are reaping the benefits Work, for single parents, isn’t easy...
View ArticleBringing social value back to the table
Alun Severn is the co-ordinator of the Birmingham and Solihull Social and Economic Community Council with a background in social enterprise and the third sector. In this blog he reminds us of the...
View ArticleIs localising prosperity the key to social change?
Karen Leach of Localise West Midlands blogs about progress so far on establishing local economic models in the region The biggest levers for real social change are in economic development. Whether it...
View ArticleWhat can banking transparency tell us about financial exclusion?
Jennifer Tankard blogs about the Community Investment Coalition’s new report on what bank lending data tells us about financially excluded communities The Community Investment Coalition (CIC) campaigns...
View ArticleKeeping business out of politics
Deborah Hargreaves, Director of the High Pay Centre, blogs about how big business impacts on politics. “We should keep business out of politics” Professor John Kay from the London School of Economics...
View ArticleAll change in suburbia? What’s behind the decline in suburban well-being?
Paul Hunter, Head of Research at the Smith Institute, blogs about the Institute’s research on economic and social downturn in the suburbs. The 20th Century can lay claim to being the suburban...
View ArticleVulnerable women are the victims of changes to the benefits system
Fawcett Society’s Ava Lee blogs about how vulnerable women are disproportionately affected by recent benefit changes and what can be done about it “I don’t want to go to the Job Centre anymore....
View ArticleAccentuating the positive – responding creatively to austerity
Adrian Bua, Social Policy researcher at NEF blogs about NEF’s new report on creative responses to austerity measures. This blog was originally published on NEF’s website Austerity policies have put...
View ArticleLife costs more if you are disabled
Robin Hindle Fisher, Chair of the independent Extra Costs Commission, blogs about the Commission’s interim report and its blueprint for reducing costs for disabled people. I know from my own personal...
View ArticleWill universal credit finally make work pay for low income families?
Sumi Rabindrakumar, Gingerbread’s Research Officer, blogs about Gingerbread’s new report on childcare which highlights the need to make work pay for low income families The cost of childcare has...
View ArticleWhy should life cost more if you are disabled?
The final report of the independent Extra Costs Commission has now been launched. The Commission has spent the last year looking at how disabled people, markets, disability organisations and...
View ArticleWhy we need to tell stories about local economic success
Stories are the big new idea of American politics. Why does one politician have an edge over their rivals? Answer: because they can get across emotions and feelings by telling stories and not just...
View ArticleCutting to the chase – how are Birmingham community groups coping with the...
Equalities charity brap published recently their ‘Making the Cut’ report about the challenges facing Birmingham community groups over an 18-month period. Here, brap’s CEO, Joy Warmington, examines the...
View ArticleCan poverty be tackled at a local level?
Nida Broughton, Chief Economist at The Social Market Foundation, says devolution deals must include policies to tackle local poverty and make sure to capitalise on local expertise. This blog was...
View ArticleWe’re all economists now – Let’s rescue economics from Brexit mudslinging
Tony Greenham, the author of this blog, is Director of Economic, Enterprise and Manufacturing at the RSA. This blog was originally posted on the RSA website. Brexit has marked a new low in the abuse...
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