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by Gerry McCartney and David Walsh  |  24th January 2025

David Walsh and Gerry McCartney, authors of 'Social Murder', reveal how UK austerity policies knowingly caused hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths.…Read more

by Carl Rhodes  |  21st January 2025

Carl Rhodes, author of 'Stinking Rich', examines how Donald Trump's presidency embodies the dangerous myth of a law-defying vigilante billionaire saviour.…Read more

by Isabel de Bruin Cardoso  |  17th January 2025

Scandals show how the NGO halo effect enables ‘good’ organisations to justify unethical behaviour, highlighting the need for balanced ethics and accountability.…Read more

by Jane Holgate and John Page  |  16th January 2025

Jane Holgate and John Page, authors of Changemakers, highlight how we live in dangerous times where democracy is under siege, but by rebuilding community, addressing shared issues, and fostering collective action, we can counter division, restore hope, and create a more inclusive, fairer society.…Read more

by Tara Lai Quinlan  |  15th January 2025

Tara Lai Quinlan, author of 'Police Diversity' highlights how Black children have long been subject to disproportionate policing at the hands of UK police, including strip-searches and stop-and-searches.…Read more

by Matthew Fisher  |  8th January 2025

Matthew Fisher, author of 'How To Create Societies for Human Wellbeing', examines how wellbeing depends on reducing chronic stress through supportive social conditions, not just medical treatments, requiring systemic change and community action.…Read more

In this practitioner briefing, Matthew Fisher, author of How To Create Societies for Human Wellbeing, highlights how the growing failures of neoliberalism have sparked renewed interest from governments in policies to promote community and individual wellbeing.…Read more

by Peter Hopkins and Robin Finlay and Joel White  |  7th January 2025

Peter Hopkins, author of the forthcoming book 'Everyday Islamophobia', highlights how young Muslims find social media both empowering and dangerous, urging education over restrictions to tackle online Islamophobia.…Read more

by Bristol University Press and Policy Press  |  19th December 2024

Most read articles and most listened to podcast episodes in 2024 from Transforming Society, published by Bristol University Press and Policy Press, sharing impactful research aimed at inspiring social change. …Read more

by Jan Rowe and Joe Hanley  |  18th December 2024

Amid England's holiday season and festive distractions like pantomime, Jan Rowe and Joe Hanley explore another spectacle unfolding: professional reform.…Read more