Over the last six months as the world has locked down and battled with the pandemic, we have heard a lot of talk about the need to “Build Back Better”. I have highlighted elsewhere that “local voluntary...
At the time of writing, the city and suburbs of Leicester were under local lockdown due to a spike in Covid-19 cases, with allegations that this was linked to some garment factories that had not only continued...
“Although the Covid-19 crisis has caused grim new problems for Leicester’s garment workers, the exploitation detailed in the report is not new. Concerns about working conditions and illegally low pay in...
This article was first published by British Education Studies Association on July 8th, 2020. Our BESA Secretary Dr Steve Dixon has found some time away from his day-to-day work as a Senior Lecturer at Newman...
Throughout the pandemic, lockdown and now an extended lockdown in our home city. Leicestershire cares staff have been working with a range of community, council, and business colleagues to ensure nobody is...
A common phrase told to expecting or new parents is ‘it’s a girl / boy’ and this begins an individual’s characterisation of gender often before they are even born. Yet with an increasing number of children being referred to gender identity...
“Furlough stats: Eye-watering figures today on the government’s job retention scheme. 6.3 million jobs have been furloughed, with 800,000 employers taking part in the scheme, with the total value of claims so far now at £8 billion” Politico newsfeed...
The Covid-19 crisis has brought into sharp focus the extent to which a functioning society relies on people within caring professions. Each Thursday evening, I have joined in as families up and down the country have come together to ‘Clap for...
This blog post was originally published on the Research in Practice website. This blog is informed by responses to an enquiry on Twitter in the week beginning the 30 March in which I asked what guidance was available to social workers when...
The second full week of lockdown has ended. Across the UK most people have complied with government directives to “stay at home” and instead of anger there has been an outpouring of local social action. If you are an isolated and vulnerable person...
As we lock ourselves down to protect the NHS and save lives, there has been a huge focus on supporting the isolated and vulnerable. Across the UK, a wide range of support groups and community groups have sprung into action. Thousands have stepped...
