I hope I’m not being unfair when I say that it’s hard to get excited by the Swiss. I have nothing against them. In fact I do not know anyone…
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The closure of the News of the World by News International is being signaled as a major victory for social media over traditional print media. Former Deputy Prime Minister John…
Tina Rosenberg, has written a book Join the Club which gives insight into groups and the influence of peer pressure. It is being published in the UK in August, though…
The polling organisation Britain Thinks have published a new report on occupational class. Some of the media coverage focused on the Cafetières and Cath Kidston mugs as a new class…
Banks have come under criticism in the last few years over their short-termism and their management of risk. One could argue that they, and many of their customers, were at…
We have previously blogged about the current Communities and Local Government (CLG) Department consultation on the repeal of the Duty to Involve, which closes today – 14 June. There has…
Whilst all the debate on the Health and Social Care Bill has understandably focused on the controversy around new commissioning arrangements, an area that has perhaps received less scrutiny is…
Just before Royal Wedding bank holiday the Government published Changing Behaviour, Improving Outcomes: A new social marketing strategy for public health. It has clearly taken a little while for the…
We have written a number of times (1. Weak ties; 2. Nudges; 3. Public Health) about the importance of social networks for building social capital and resilience in the poorest…
Yesterday’s speech by the Prime Minister launching the Giving White Paper was interesting for three reasons. Firstly he talked as much about building a “Bigger Society” as he did the…