The Government recently began work to co-create a new Civil Society Covenant, aiming to reset the relationship between government and charities. This has the potential to reshape how charities work with Government to achieve their five Missions. The last reset like this was David Cameron’s Big Society. Big Society promised
The last Conservative government didn’t just increase levels of disadvantage. They changed its nature. The number of children living in material deprivation rose sharply. So too did the impact of high housing costs on poor families. But perhaps the biggest change was in the number of people who completely dropped
My experience from working in vulnerable women and children organisations over the last nine years is that, in many respects, we’ve moved backwards. I’ve seen what progress we have made towards tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) and safeguarding children forever outpaced by technological developments. In the last five
Social housing has a long history of providing affordable and good quality housing. What started as a philanthropic endeavour in the late 18th century, became the jurisdiction of councils in the early 20th century as the link between social housing and improved health outcomes became clear. However, in the 1980s
Since the election, Labour has made a real difference in tackling the housing crisis. Reform has begun on our broken planning system; more money has been allocated towards improving our leaky housing stock, addressing rough sleeping and building more social homes; a once-in-a-generation improvement in Renters’ Rights is passing through
A fascinating experiment in public service reform is unfolding in front of our eyes and yet almost no-one seems to have noticed. I’m not even sure No 10 has clocked what’s going on. Two of the great delivery departments of this new Labour government – health and education – are
Britain’s economy, as measured by GDP per capita, is currently about the same size as it was on the eve of the financial crisis. That means we’ve seen over a decade and a half of stagnation. In contrast, the US has seen its GDP per capita increase around 40% in
On Monday Progressive Britain hosted the Defence in Review Conference in collaboration with the Freeman Air and Space Institute and Saab to bring together Parliamentarians, Armed Forces practitioners and experts, academics, and industry experts to discuss the defence policy challenges facing the new Labour Government. Whilst Keir Starmer’s changed Labour
The Government’s Employment Rights Bill is a landmark piece of legislation that has the potential to transform the working lives of women. With policies aimed at strengthening rights for workers in low-paid, precarious jobs and addressing long-standing issues like pregnancy discrimination, the Bill could finally tackle barriers to well-paid and
Plaid Cymru’s 2024 national conference was held from Friday 11th of October to Saturday 12th of October in the Principality Stadium in the Welsh capital city, Cardiff. Having doubled their total number of seats in the House of Commons and gaining a higher vote share in the General Election back
