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Slim Chance: how the Government’s action on childhood obesity is an opportunity lost

By Mars Skae Filed Under: All posts Posted: August 23, 2016

As Great Britain reflects on a triumphant Rio Olympic Games that showcased just how fit our young people can be, the reality remains that we have a major problem at home with obesity.  Last week, the Government released its long-awaited strategy document ‘Childhood obesity: a plan for action’.  But, says Mars Skae, this major opportunity […]

Tagged With: children and young people, food policy, health policy, obesity

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Devo Manc and the Northern Powerhouse – why we must stop excluding young people

By Sarah Marie Hall and Laura Pottinger Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Ethnicity Posted: August 12, 2016

Next May, for the first time, Greater Manchester will go to the polls to vote for a Mayor who will oversee key areas including housing, transport and policing, as well as controlling the recently-devolved £6bn health and social care budget. But will young people’s voices be heard and what is being done to engage them? […]

Tagged With: Brexit, DevoManc, Northern Powerhouse, OnDevo, young people

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Our divided society: challenges for achieving inclusive growth in the UK

By Neil Lee Filed Under: All posts, Inclusive Growth Posted: August 11, 2016

With talk of Brexit signalling a divided nation of haves and have nots, does the inclusive growth agenda offer a route to tackling inequality?  Neil Lee outlines its potential strengths and limits. There are widespread concerns that, for many workers, economic growth has not been increasing living standards. These concerns are most obvious at the […]

Tagged With: cities, inclusive growth, Local Enterprise Partnerships, poverty

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ARM Holdings takeover deal: are we selling the crown jewels?

Steve Furber By Steve Furber Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, Science and Engineering Posted: August 3, 2016

ARM Holdings, one of the UK’s biggest technology companies, has been taken over by a Japanese company for £24bn. The country’s new Prime Minister is citing it as a success of Brexit – but Steve Furber says it’s on a par with selling the crown jewels. Was it a coincidence that, during the week that […]

Tagged With: ARM, Brexit, industrial policy, technology, trade

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Brexit may not lessen our commitment to pollution targets

By James Allan Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted: July 29, 2016

Climate change is among the challenges that lie ahead for Brexit Britain but should we automatically assume it means the momentum to reduce air pollution will be lost? James Allan doesn’t think so. One of the big questions for the environmental science community arising from Brexit is what will happen to UK environmental policy if […]

Tagged With: Air pollution, air quality, Brexit, environmental policy, public health

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Understanding this wake-up call: EU result shows development is for the UK too

By Diana Mitlin Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted: July 25, 2016

Following a period of dramatic social and political change in the UK, Diana Mitlin says we should consider the EU Referendum result as a beginning, not an ending.  It is, she argues, an opportunity for political elites to better recognise the needs of disadvantaged people and to remember that development is needed here, not just […]

Tagged With: Brexit, development, European Union, inequality

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Propaganda and Deception: Did Chilcot really uncover the smoking gun?

By Piers Robinson Filed Under: All posts Posted: July 20, 2016

Two weeks on from the long-awaited publication of the Chilcot Report, what has it really told us and will it provide us with important lessons regarding the role of deception and propaganda in democracy? After analysing the report, Piers Robinson gives his verdict on whether Chilcot pulls any punches.   Central to the criticism of […]

Tagged With: Chilcot Report, Iraq war, Tony Blair, WMD

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Is the new PM planning to unite the UK through social justice?

By Kathryn Simpson Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted: July 18, 2016

Will Brexit Britain adopt a new social justice agenda? Dr Kathryn Simpson thinks that is the new Prime Minister’s plan – and here she explains how inequality and economic insecurity played a role in the EU Referendum outcome. The State of Play Since the EU referendum result on 23 June the domestic political implications for […]

Tagged With: Brexit, EU, inequality, referendum, Social Justice, Theresa May

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Why Brexit shouldn’t mask Everyday Austerity

By Sarah Marie Hall Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted: July 14, 2016

Only time will tell how dramatically Brexit will impact Britain and whether it’ll plunge the country into a protracted economic slump. But Sarah Marie Hall says we shouldn’t ignore those already living in and through austerity and consider the everyday impacts of economic and social change. Since 2010, the UK government has vigorously pursued a […]

Tagged With: austerity, bedroom tax, Brexit, Devo, public spending cuts

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Land under pressure: How to keep people fed without trashing the planet

By Ada Wossink Filed Under: All posts Posted: July 13, 2016

Our land is under pressure like never before and post-Brexit, the UK is at a crossroads in land use and environmental policy. Balancing the trade-offs between land use for biodiversity, food production, health and wellbeing and carbon storage to address climate change, will not be easy.  Ada Wossink explains how a better understanding of these […]

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