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Why should life cost more if you are disabled?
The final report of the independent Extra Costs Commission supported by Barrow Cadbury Trust has now been launched. The Commission…
Time for a change? Shaping future equalities practice
Joy Warmington, CEO of brap, writes about 30 years of equalities practice in Birmingham and the need for clarity, a shared vision…
Are the days of indefinite detention finally numbered?
Paul Dillane writes about the UK's use of indefinite detention for LGBT asylum seekers ‘It’s Ali. I’ve been detained. Please help…
Making our voices heard – why NEF is providing media training for diverse spokespeople
Frances Legg, Media Officer at the New Economics Foundation (NEF), blogs about its successful media training programme to get more…
The Modern Slavery Act: what's in it for migrant workers?
Claire Falconer, Legal Director at Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) blogs about the changes the recently passed Modern Slavery Act…
The Birmingham Pound: not just a piece of cake
Karen Leach, from Localise West Midlands, argues the case for a Birmingham Pound It’s been fantastic to see…
Midlands Together – a "blindingly obvious" idea
Richard Nicol, Chief Executive of Midlands Together CIC, blogs about its successful social investment property development project which is training ex-offenders in…
Shining a light on sex behind bars
Lorraine Atkinson, senior policy officer at the Howard League for Penal Reform, reflects on the work of the Commission on…
Life 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…
Towards a new social settlement
Anna Coote, Head of Social Policy at NEF blogs about NEF's new report 'People, planet, power' and how we might…
Accentuating 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…
Vulnerable 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…
Change for good – the change agenda report for infrastructure organisations
Sara Llewellin, Chair of the Independent Commission on the Future of Local Infrastructure , and Chief Executive of the Barrow…
Turning pain into power, Campaign Bootcamp 2014
Ruth Muigai, a campaigns intern, interviewed Raga Gibreel, a Sudanese refugee, to find out how she had benefitted from Campaign…
All 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…