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Cumulative risks and final straws: what leads to children and young people taking their own lives?

By Cathryn Rodway Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 26, 2016

A new study has identified numerous, complex factors and a pattern of cumulative risk and final straw stresses that may contribute to suicide risk in children and young people. Cathryn Rodway outlines what the findings tell us and points to issues that policymakers should consider for this tragic cause of death in young people. Along with colleagues […]

The Undercover Policing Inquiry: institutional failings and the urgent need for reform

By Graham Smith Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 24, 2016

The reputation of the British police service is hanging in the balance and the on-going Undercover Policing Inquiry and the recent conclusion of the Hillsborough inquests has added more fuel to the fire. Graham Smith examines the evidence and calls for a broad coalition to reform a police service he says has become toxic. Triggered by […]

Success as a Knowledge Economy? It’s Complicated

By Andy Westwood Filed Under: All posts, Whitehall Watch Posted: May 18, 2016

The Government announced its higher education reform plans this week, publishing a white paper ‘Success as a Knowledge Economy’. But will it really deliver a better deal for students and is it making an already complex system even more so, asks Andy Westwood? Let’s begin with the title. Every part of it is contested in […]

Brave New Manchester? The dark side of devolution deals

By Graham Haughton Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 17, 2016

Devolving power to our cities and regions has been heralded as a ‘new era’ and an exciting opportunity for positive change. Manchester has led the way in England, becoming the first region to take control of its health and social care budget on April 1st. But, asks Graham Haughton, is there a ‘dark side’ to […]

National policies are fuelling segregation in primary schools

By Mel Ainscow Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 13, 2016

Responding to pupil diversity is a key policy challenge for schools, nationally and locally. But is our education system working in a way that supports this aim? No, say professors Mel Ainscow CBE and Alan Dyson, who have found that national polices are actually preventing primary schools from responding effectively to increased diversity in the […]

Could smart cities be smarter about inequality?

By Joe Blakey Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted: May 9, 2016

Our cities are unequal – in wealth, quality of life and our carbon footprints, amongst other factors. In the race to use technology to build so-called ‘smart cities’, Joe Blakey says we run the risk of locking-in, rather than tackling, those inequalities. Definitions and data When it comes to smart cities , Manchester is setting […]

The NHS has rushed to fix a weekend problem that doesn’t exist

By Matt Sutton and Rachel Meacock Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 6, 2016

Extended weekend working is being introduced by the National Health Service in a bid to save lives. But, as Matt Sutton and Rachel Meacock explain, new research casts serious doubt on the premise that more hospital staff on Saturday and Sunday will mean fewer patient deaths. As the raft of recent media coverage has highlighted, […]

Regional crime tsars face their first real test – but where are the women?

By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 4, 2016

Thursday 5 May is a ‘Super Thursday’ for all kinds of non-Westminster elections, with candidates running for office for London Assembly and Mayor, many local authorities, the Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies. Polling also takes place for 40 of the 41 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales – but as […]

Hillsbrough verdict should be trigger to push outdated laws to the history books

By Geoff Pearson Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 3, 2016

The Hillsborough Inquest concluded that 96 football fans were unlawfully killed as a result of a series of catastrophic failures by the police and ambulance services. Geoff Pearson says now it’s time for a shake-up of the laws and regulations governing football matches to prevent dangerous crowd management strategies. The finding from last week’s inquest was […]

Cumulative risks and final straws: what leads to children and young people taking their own lives?

The Undercover Policing Inquiry: institutional failings and the urgent need for reform

Success as a Knowledge Economy? It’s Complicated

Brave New Manchester? The dark side of devolution deals

National policies are fuelling segregation in primary schools

Could smart cities be smarter about inequality?

The NHS has rushed to fix a weekend problem that doesn’t exist

Regional crime tsars face their first real test – but where are the women?

Hillsbrough verdict should be trigger to push outdated laws to the history books

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