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Reflections on the pilot phase: Birmingham’s Economic Justice Action Network
The Birmingham Economic Justice Action Network is moving on from its pilot phase. Anna Garlands from Huddlecraft reflects on how it provides the space for alliance building, learning, developing…
Connect Fund Reflections: Running the Participatory ‘Gathering Ideas Fund’
This is the first blog in a mini-series of blogs sharing the learning from the Connect Fund.
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…
Community organising in Birmingham – turning real life stories into a radical agenda for social justice
Saidul Haque Saeed, Community Organiser for Citizens UK: Birmingham, blogs about the success of a recent Public Accountability Assembly …
Norway embraces family visits for prisoners
Lorraine Atkinson, Senior Policy Officer at the Howard League for Penal Reform blogs about a recent visit by the Commission on…
Why you should apply to be a Clore Social Fellow
La Toyah McAllister-Jones blogs about her experience of the benefits of a Clore Social Fellowship I had the pleasure…
UK 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…
Rethinking Suburbia
Paul Hunter, Head of Research at the Smith Institute, discusses the changing face of suburbia and the findings of a…
After the Awards …
Jessica Kennedy of the Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum celebrates the legacy of the Women on the Move Awards On…
Birmingham launches national network to tackle social exclusion
Richard Browne, Partnership Manager at Birmingham City Council, writes about the launch of the National Social Inclusion Declaration As…
Why Roma provide an opportunity for UK cities
Andy Shallice from the Roma Support Group writes about what we can all learn from Roma It’s a commonplace…
Innovations in criminal justice
Anton Shelupanov talks about StreetCraft, the Centre for Justice Innovation's new book, and StreetCraft Scholarships On 19 February in a…
Campaigning for the post-educational needs of young people with severe learning disabilities
Julie Jamieson, winner of the SMK Social & Economic Justice Award 2013 talks about how she plans to bring the Post…