20 Apr2015Making 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… Read More
14 Apr2015The 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… Read More
13 Apr2015The Birmingham Pound: not just a piece of cakeKaren Leach, from Localise West Midlands, argues the case for a Birmingham Pound It’s been… Read More
23 Mar2015Midlands Together – a “blindingly obvious” ideaRichard Nicol, Chief Executive of Midlands Together CIC, blogs about its successful social investment property development project… Read More
20 Mar2015Will 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… Read More
13 Mar2015Shining a light on sex behind bars Lorraine Atkinson, senior policy officer at the Howard League for Penal Reform, reflects on the work of… Read More
9 Mar2015Life costs more if you are disabledRobin Hindle Fisher, Chair of the independent Extra Costs Commission, blogs about the Commission’s interim report and its… Read More
18 Feb2015Towards a new social settlementAnna Coote, Head of Social Policy at NEF blogs about NEF’s new report ‘People, planet, power’ and… Read More
10 Feb2015Accentuating the positive – responding creatively to austerityAdrian Bua, Social Policy researcher at NEF blogs about NEF’s new report on creative responses to austerity… Read More
9 Feb2015Vulnerable women are the victims of changes to the benefits systemFawcett Society’s Ava Lee blogs about how vulnerable women are disproportionately affected by recent benefit changes and… Read More