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On Transforming Society, Jason Wood, author of 'The Kindness Fix', defends his cautious optimism following the UK Election 2024.…Read more

Uta Bolt looks at essays written by 11-year-old girls in 1969 to see if their predictions for life at 25 affected their earning outcomes.…Read more

by Becky Tipper and Leah Gilman  |  5th July 2024

Becky Tipper and Leah Gilman, authors of 'Fiction and Research', consider the power of storytelling in the context of the Post Office scandal. Why did it take a TV drama to raise consciousness and prompt policy change?…Read more

by Marcos González Hernando and Gerry Mitchell  |  2nd July 2024

Marcos González Hernando and Gerry Mitchell look at the contradiction between the disempowerment felt by those earning >£59k and their political influence. This clout should be used to vote for radical investment in the general election.…Read more

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by Cat Tully and Lee Gregory  |  1st July 2024

Jess Miles speaks with Lee Gregory and Cat Tully about the Academics Stand Against Poverty manifesto audit which establishes which parties are most likely to address poverty and enable British society to flourish.…Read more

by Georgia van Toorn Joanna Redden Lina Dencik and Jess Brand  |  26th June 2024

As part of the Academics Stand Against Poverty blog series, Georgia van Toorn, Joanna Redden, Lina Dencik, Jess Brand and colleagues challenge Labour to resist the temptation to rely on technological solutions such as AI to tackle the structural problems of poverty and inequality.…Read more

As the United Kingdom approaches the general election, this reading list examines some of the core areas shaping the election discourse.…Read more

by Jules Boykoff  |  20th June 2024

Jules Boykoff, author of 'What Are the Olympics For?', reminds us of the dark side of the Olympics: more than 12,500 people have been forcibly displaced by authorities before the games.…Read more

by Denny Pencheva and Kostas Maronitis  |  19th June 2024

A migrant, a Brit and a robot walk into a bar. Kostas Maronitis and Denny Pencheva, authors of 'Robots and Immigrants', discuss who will get the job. …Read more

by Bristol University Press  |  17th June 2024

Bristol University Press celebrates Independent Bookshop Week by profiling three Bristol bookshops we love: Heron Books, Max Minerva's and Bookhaus.…Read more