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Stephen J. Ball, author of The Education Debate, argues against school – an obstacle to freedom and to learning. School need not stand for education; we should explore an alternative path. …Read more
Michael Molavi, author of 'Collective Access to Justice', argues for a comprehensive class action regime in England and Wales, to allow access to justice for groups of individuals to band together against powerful wrongdoers.…Read more
In this podcast episode, Lambros Fatsis and Melayna Lamb talk about how the pandemic has revealed the damaging relationship between public health and public order and explain why we need to explore our assumptions about policing and what it's for…Read more
Zowie Davy welcomes many of the recommendations in the long-awaited report from the consultation by Women and Equalities Committee on the reform of the Gender Recognition Act and argues moving towards a less pathologising life where trans people who can self-declare their gender/sex needn’t be out of reach. …Read more
Alison Gilchrist and Marilyn Taylor, authors of new edition of the Short Guide to Community Development, outline the ongoing issues in the field, and the critical need for investment, dialogue and cross-sectoral cooperation in the community development arena if we are to level up our society. …Read more
James Densley and Robert McLean, authors of 'Robbery in the Illegal Drugs Trade', reveal what they have learned from interviewing robbery victims and offenders in Scotland in the context of illegal drug markets.…Read more
Avril Bellinger of START Plymouth promotes the strengths approach as a long-term solution for helping under-served communities such as refugees. …Read more
Sarah Galvani, co-editor of 'Long-Term Recovery from Substance Use: European Perspectives', welcomes the government’s recognition of the need for long-term recovery support for drug users in their recently published 10-year drug strategy.…Read more
Author of 'Urgent Business: Five Myths Business Needs to Overcome to Save Itself and the Planet', Ian Thomson, talks about the 3 things your business can do to help achieve net zero. …Read more
Paola Mattei, Associate Editor for the Global Social Challenges Journal, discusses the opportunities offered by public engagement policies, adopted by governments and European institutions, to improve public trust in science.…Read more