Making an impact? Routes for deliberation to make a difference
On 27 July, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and the Policy Institute at King’s College London held the second in an ongoing seminar series looking at a range of aspects to do with both...
View ArticleUnderstanding and tackling fly-tipping in England
Fly-tipping is a growing problem in England. In 2020/21 English local authorities dealt with 1.13 million fly-tipping incidents, an increase of 16% from 2019/20. The issue is also having a significant...
View ArticleCould ‘Culture Wars’ Rekindle the Brexit Divide?
It is often asserted that Brexit has fallen off voters’ agenda. Remain voters, it is said, have accommodated themselves to the fact that we have left the EU, while the issue has lost its importance for...
View ArticleHow The Constitutional Question Has Become More Divisive
Nicola Sturgeon has a fall-back plan. In her statement in June on how she proposed to set about trying to hold a second independence referendum in the face of opposition from Westminster...
View ArticleWorld Mental Health Day 2022: Disabled people at work – accepted as equals?
Under the 2010 Equality Act, a person can be classified as disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do normal...
View ArticleFirst Annual Update from A Better Start – National Evaluation
In October 2022, the A Better Start Evaluation Team launched the first in a series of five annual podcasts where they discuss the evaluation findings to date and talk to those leading the different...
View Article“Climate change is outrunning us”: COP27 and the urgency to reaffirm equity...
This blog is co-authored by Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Anh Ngoc Vu and Ini Dele-Adedeji. There is hope that by holding COP27 in Egypt, a stronger commitment to elevating southern, particularly...
View ArticleAutumn Statement 2022: What are the public’s priorities for taxation, welfare...
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, is finalising his Autumn Statement against the backdrop of what Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a “profound economic crisis”. As the two men prepare...
View ArticleCan tablets collect data from people with no internet or limited digital...
Survey data collection is increasing moving online. A key driver has been cost, though other factors such as changing public attitudes and lifestyles and the recent COVID-19 pandemic have also played a...
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