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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
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…
How making macaroons makes a difference
Miss Macaroon Community Interest Company (CIC) was started by Rosie Ginday, combining her passion for beautiful hand-crafted food, baking, and…
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…
