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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.
Supporting Sudanese asylum seekers in the UK
Sonja Miley, Community Engagement Officer for Waging Peace writes about its work supporting Sudanese people in detention I volunteer…
The treatment of young adult offenders in the criminal justice system
Bob Neill MP, Chair of the Justice Select Committee, blogs about the recently announced Justice Select Committee on young adults…
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…
Will 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…
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…