The Roma community in Europe
Jo & Toby Gorniak from Street Factory CIC, with Rosa Cisneros (C-DaRE), shed light on the Roma community in Europe, including its diversity
Levelling Up promises £3 billion on drug enforcement
Neighbourhood crime is at the heart of the policy, with the UK promising to cut homicide, serious violence and more by 2030.
UK spending in most deprived areas fell by 31% over last decade
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) finds that between 2010 and 2020, UK Government spending for the most deprived areas fell by 31% per person.
Paris Agreement: Are governments doing enough to tackle deforestation?
While schemes to tackle deforestation have been moderately successful, their impact has been "tiny" compared to the promises of the Paris Agreement.
Levelling Up: Communities do not need to catch up, they need a new model
Nigel Wilcock, Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Development, says that communities need a new model for Levelling Up.
Islamophobia still passes “the dinner-table test”
In 2011, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi said that Islamophobia passed "the dinner table test" - ten years later, Islamophobia accounts for 45% of documented religious hate crimes.
European Commission to “radically raise” microchip production
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that Europe would "radically raise" microchip production - predicting that demand will "double in the next decade".
Germany taking steps towards removing Nazi-era abortion law
German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann, is attempting to overturn a Nazi-era law forbidding medical professionals to share information on abortion procedures.
The collapse of populist support during the pandemic
A new mega-dataset finds that during the pandemic, support for populist parties and politicians has minimised since 2020.
Researchers say political adverts don’t work on swing voters
New study suggests that both positive and negative election video ads are unlikely to sway voters from the opposition
New study explored supporters on both...
MP proposes labelling for digitally altered bodies in advertising
A new bill pushes for regulation of digitally altered bodies in advertising - going up against constantly evolving online platforms, eating disorders and negative body image.
UK to wipe historical convictions for same-sex sexual activity
The UK government will continue more pardons for people with historical criminal convictions of same-sex consensual sexual activity.
Online Safety Bill report finds 62% of women face online abuse
According to evidence in the Online Safety Bill report, 62% of women aged between 18-34 experience online abuse and harassment - with 50% of 11-16 year old girls also facing these issues online.
UK Government launch child health campaign with NHS Food Scanner App
The UK Government launched a New Better Health campaign for children, with an NHS Food Scanner App for parents to use.
UK changes post-Grenfell plan for unsafe cladding
After the Grenfell tower tragedy in 2017, the UK failed to remove unsafe cladding across the country - now, the Government has a new proposal for developers.
Why is political polarisation increasing in democratic countries?
A new study demonstrates that political divides have become deeper now than at any other point in the last 50 years.
European Commission approves Novavax COVID vaccine for use
The Commission gave a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) to the Novavax COVID vaccine, with 100 million doses expected in early 2022.
Vaccinating rough sleepers with £28 million government funding
The government is aiming to vaccinate those who are homeless and sleeping rough with the Protect and Vaccinate scheme, relocating people on the street to safe accommodation over winter.
10 years of the Social Value Act
As 2022 marks 10 years since the Social Value Act came into force, Guy Battle, CEO, Social Value Portal takes stock of where we are, and how things look for the year to come.
2022: The European year of youth
Themis Christophidou, Director-General of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture at the European Commission, shares plans for the European Year of Youth 2022.