UK

Jacqueline Broadhead, author of 'Welcoming Cities', suggests that despite widespread pessimism, research and city-level initiatives show that most UK communities remain welcoming and cohesive, offering grounds for optimism about integration and belonging.…Read more

Anne Gray, author of 'Radical Approaches to the Care Crisis', argues that Britain’s care crisis demands a well-funded, community-based, not-for-profit system that values paid carers, supports unpaid caregivers, and fosters collective responsibility for compassionate, reliable care.…Read more

Nathan Kerrigan, co-author of 'Liquid Racism', reflects on how the Southport attack sparked a resurgence of racism, driven by insecurity and exploited by far-right populism.…Read more

Giles Merritt, author of Timebomb, warns that Europe’s ageing population and falling birthrates threaten economic stability and burden younger generations without urgent reform.…Read more

Sven Biscop condemns Trump’s treatment of Zelensky and urges Europe to strengthen its own security amid U.S. uncertainty.…Read more

Leigh Turner, author of 'Lessons in Diplomacy', explores Trump’s chaotic Russia-Ukraine talks, sidelining Europe and Ukraine, sparking backlash, and raising doubts about Western resolve.…Read more

Marj Mayo highlights how Black history needs to be celebrated all the time and is not simply an add-on, to be taken off the shelf and noted once a year.…Read more

Rory Coulter, author of 'Housing and Life Course Dynamics', argues for a new way of considering the UK housing crisis: it is not a discrete technical problem to be solved but must be part of a much broader social policy agenda.…Read more

Louise Ashley argues that diversity initiatives that promise to address inequalities in the workforce have no impact on the highest earners in London, such as lawyers and bankers.…Read more

In their paper for Policy & Politics, Elizabeth Blakelock and John Turnpenny highlight how public participation in energy market regulation has failed due to inequalities of influence between different policy actors who pose a significant challenge to legitimacy.…Read more