There are long held assumptions that taking any job is better for a person’s health and wellbeing than being unemployed. A study of over 1000 unemployed adults by Tarani Chandola, Professor of Medical Sociology at The University of Manchester, compared health and stress levels of those remaining unemployed and different quality jobs. The study revealed evidence that […]
Why language statistics might be misleading
This month’s issue of The Economist included an article entitled ‘Why central and eastern European children lag behind in British schools’. Here, Professor Yaron Matras responds to the article and discusses the difficulties of using official statistic to record languages. The article looks mainly to languages as being a factor in differential educational achievement, but […]
The impact of inequalities in later life
As part of our series of blogs examining The Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing’s (MICRA) new report ‘The Golden Generation?’ Anna Dixon, Chief Executive at the Centre for Ageing Better assesses the importance of inequality to this debate. There is a 19-year difference in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest neighbourhoods. The poorest […]
Women in local government: time is on the side of change
Last week, the Fawcett Society, in partnership with the Local Government Information Unit, released a report into whether local government works for women. Here, Cllr Angeliki Stogia, Executive Member for Environment and Skills at Manchester City Council, looks at the report’s recommendations and reflects on Manchester’s path to women’s political representation. We need a range […]
Industrial Strategy and skills: getting it right this time?
The independent Industrial Strategy Commission has today issued its emerging findings (.pdf). Commissioner Professor Andy Westwood describes why ambition alone won’t be enough for its proposed skills reforms. The Industrial Strategy’s technical education proposals will be the 29th major reform of skills since the 1980s This reflects a long-term UK weaknesses in skills – especially technical […]
A Greater Manchester approach to tackling radicalisation
As part of a series of blogs, articles and interviews, examining issues of citizenship and community, Dr Ajmal Hussain, Research Fellow in Sociology at The University of Manchester uses his work with young Muslims to reflect on the challenges facing Greater Manchester in addressing radicalisation. The new Mayor, Andy Burnham, has a timely opportunity to […]
All or nothing: new survey shows polarised views on immigration
Last week, the results of the British Attitudes Survey were published. Here, Professor Rob Ford who authored the survey’s chapter on immigration, looks at what the results mean for attitudes and potential policies around immigration. There has been a sharp increase in the share of Brits who see both the economic and labour market impacts […]
The Conservative and DUP deal: a pick ‘n’ mix approach to equality
As pundits and politicians across the UK try to digest and interpret the confidence and supply deal with between the Conservatives and the DUP, Dr. Elaine Dewhurst considers the implications of the deal for equality legislation and lays out a way forwards for equality and human rights in the UK. There is a distinct […]
GP-led commissioning of health services: here to stay or gone tomorrow?
A survey of GPs suggests that only a minority think that commissioning services is an important part of their role, and that many current GP leaders of Clinical Commissioning Groups intend to quit their roles in the next five years. Professor Kath Checkland and Dr Valerie Moran blog for us on their study, and the […]
Increased diversity in Parliament: the case for centralising candidate nominations
The general election earlier this month saw another record breaking increase in the ethnic diversity of Members of Parliament. Here, Maria Sobolewska looks at what lead to this increased diversity and lays out a path for further progress. The main difference between the 2015 and 2017 elections was how the candidates were selected The Representative […]
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