Poverty, inequality and social justice
Paul Lindley and Anne Longfield explain why they’ve launched the Raising the Nation Play Commission, which is urgently needed after a decade’s absence of a vision for optimising children’s opportunities to play.…Read more
Michael Toze, editor of 'Trans and Gender Diverse Ageing in Care Contexts', brings together the issues of ageing and gender diversity. …Read more
In light of the first report by the Covid Inquiry UK, the editors of 'When this is Over' call for the recommendations made in their book to be listened to, in the hope that a more equal society will emerge from the COVID-19 ashes.…Read more
On Transforming Society, Jason Wood, author of 'The Kindness Fix', defends his cautious optimism following the UK Election 2024.…Read more
Jen Shang and Adrian Sargeant, authors of 'Meaningful Philanthropy', present a new perspective on philanthropy. Considering who people are when they give is more valuable than asking why they give if we want to consider how to encourage philanthropy. …Read more
John Bone suggests that we shouldn’t be complacent that the UK has bucked the right-wing populist tide that is spreading across Western democracies. It is far from being the case. …Read more
Danny Dorling. author of 'Peak Injustice', offers his take on the results of the UK General Election.…Read more
Zacharoula Kasseri calls for care-oriented advocacy to be promoted as an approach for healing substance addiction, rather than the neoliberal tendencies of medicalisation, criminalisation and the war on drugs ideology. …Read more
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
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