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The Economic Justice Brum Journey
Cathy Brown, Head of Economic Justice Brum, blogs about the 'huddle journey'.
Looking Forward, Acting Now: Shaping the Future of Justice for Young Adults
Annmarie Lewis blogs about current and future plans for the T2A Transition into Adulthood campaign
Is 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 …
Learning lessons from the US Dreamers movement
Zrinka Bralo, Executive Director of Migrant Forum, blogs about the lessons the UK can learn from the US Dreamers movement…
The preferred bidders for TR have been announced – what does that mean for the voluntary sector?
Nathan Dick, Head of Policy and Communication at Clinks, asks how the third sector will be affected by the fact…
Welcome to Living Wage Week
Sara Llewellin welcomes Living Wage Week as an opportunity to promote Living Wage’s potential for tackling in-work poverty This…
Learning social investment lessons from The Foundry
Debbie Pippard reflects on the lessons learnt from The Foundry initiative What did we learn from our experience developing The…
Bringing 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…
‘It is hellish, I have no life’ – single parents’ struggle to work and support their family
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…
Impact scrutineers: the role of trustees in charity campaigning
Barrow Cadbury Trust's Chief Executive, Sara Llewellin, spoke at a recent event organised by New Philanthropy Capital on campaigning for…
Our goal for victims of modern slavery should be outright prevention not just ‘first aid’
Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) will be co-sponsoring a briefing session in the House of Lords this Wednesday, 16 July,…
High Hopes for the Harris Review
Hannah Ward, Communications and Information Manager at Inquest, blogs about why the Harris Review into self-inflicted deaths in custody of…
Improving outcomes for young black and Muslim men in the criminal justice system
Jessica Mullen, Senior Policy & Project Officer at Clinks, blogs about the Young Review into improving outcomes for young black…
Immigration now seen as biggest issue, but our measure of it seen as ‘not fit for purpose’
Joseph O'Leary, from independent fact checking organisation Full Fact, blogs on immigration statistics. For the first time in almost…
Disabled and out of pocket
Ellie Brawn, Public Policy Adviser at SCOPE, blogs about extra costs faced by disabled people and the Commission SCOPE has…
Have 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…
British Social Attitudes and immigration: reaching the 'pragmatic middle'
Sunder Katwala, Director of think tank British Future, responds to the British Social Attitudes survey 2014 A cultural polarisation…
