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government policy

October 15, 2019

Children's Society responds to Queen's Speech

The Queen's Speech did not engage with many of the biggest issues facing young people, and will not provide the solutions needed to improve childhood now and for future generations, says the Children's Society.
May 25, 2019

New report finds pensioner poverty rates have fallen by two-thirds since 1980s peak

Pensioner poverty rates for those entering retirement today are down by two-thirds compared to previous generations in the 1980s peak, though children born today are facing record poverty rates, according to a new report published by the Resolution Foundation.
February 20, 2019

Child poverty risks hitting record levels, says Resolution Foundation

Ongoing welfare cuts are set to cause a sharp rise in relative child poverty, which has been increasing continuously since 2011.
February 12, 2019

Universal Credit, foodbanks, and media management

Imagine living in a country where an admission by the government that its own policies were causing hunger amongst the population was greeted as a positive development by social justice campaigners
January 18, 2019

PIP has cost up to £2 billion more than keeping DLA

The introduction of PIP has cost £4 billion more than estimated whilst failing disabled people, says Disability Rights UK.
January 8, 2019

The NHS Long Term Plan: first do no harm

“As well as addressing today’s challenges, the NHS Long Term Plan sets the NHS up to seize the opportunities of the future”, claimed Matt Hancock, the health and social care secretary.
October 22, 2018

Quakers call for end to gagging clauses in government contracts

Quakers have joined with civil society leaders in a letter to the Times calling for an end to the use of anti-advocacy clauses in government contracts.
October 12, 2018

New survey shows children's mental heath and wellbeing should be at heart of school experience

More than one in 10 children (11 per cent) aged between 10 and 15 say they have no one to talk to or would not talk to anyone in school if they feel worried or sad, according to a new survey commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation.
July 7, 2018

Civil society groups say the Lobbying Act is silencing them

Open letter to Culture Mnister says the Lobbying Act is leading to the loss of voices of experience in political debate.
February 22, 2018

Resolution Foundation predicts rise in income inequality

The Resolution Foundation says policy decisions look set to drive living standards of low and middle income families down and inequality up in the years ahead.