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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.
We'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…
Can 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…
Cutting to the chase – how are Birmingham community groups coping with the after-shock of public spending cuts?
Equalities charity brap published recently their ‘Making the Cut’ report about the challenges facing Birmingham community groups over an 18-month…
Fair for You: better lending to lower-paid households
Adrian Oldman, Head of Communications at Fair for You, blogs about how Fair for You is taking on the rent…
Celebrating the commitment, strength and achievement of refugee and migrant women
Zrinka Bralo, Chief Executive of Migrants Organise, blogs about how the Women on the Move Awards give migrant and refugee…
Why 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:…
The refugee crisis in Europe: a role for philanthropy?
The following blog is based on an article written by Barrow Cadbury Trust's Migration programme manager, Ayesha Saran for Alliance Magazine's…
A different discourse around mothers in prison
Caroline O’Keefe from the Hallam Centre for Community Justice carried out some recent research with Lesley Dixon at Action for…
Discrimination, low pay and the immigration system
Rob McNeil, Head of Media and Communications at The Migration Observatory, looks at the impact of the family income threshold…
Increasing young voter registration – Bite The Ballot’s youth-led democracy movement lights the touch paper
Sawsan Bastawy, Bite the Bullet’s Grassroots Co-ordinator and a former Community Engagement Officer in Birmingham, blogs about this week’s National…
Do young adults need their own courts?
Ben Estep, Youth Justice Manager at Centre for Justice Innovation, puts forward the case for the establishment of young adult…
Numbers up, target missed. Time for a plan on net migration
British Future's Steve Ballinger posted this blog today following release of the highest yet net immigration figures from the Office of National Statistics …
British Future and Wembley sing together for Paris
British Future’s Sunder Katwals and Steve Ballinger went along to Wembley to hand out La Marseillaise songsheets and watch the…
Why the ‘personal troubles’ of young people without papers is a social issue for us all
Rob Bell, Director of Strategy at Paul Hamlyn Foundation blogs about why society needs to support young people with irregular…
An Investor’s perspective of Social Finance
Anna Southall OBE Barrow Cadbury Trust trustee and chair of its Investment Management Committee, spoke recently about the Trust’s social…