It is easy to think of climate change as a problem for future generations to deal with and tackle, especially if the effects of climate change are not felt directly. But millions of people around the world do...
On the 30th December 2020 we published this article in English. It was written to help inform an audience in Hungary as well as those interested in the topic in the UK. What follows here is the translation of...
In a special International edition of our #BBBYouthWelfare series, run in partnership with De Montfort University, we were delighted to welcome Rakesh Rajani a Tanzanian civil society leader who is now an...
“When a flower does not bloom you fix its environment, not the flower.” Since March 23rd, 2020, Leicestershire...
(This article has been written to help inform an audience in Hungary as well as those interested in the topic in the UK. It is the intension of the author to have the text translated into Hungarian in the...
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 to operate as the pandemic took hold...
“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 Leicester’s factories have been subject to...
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 University; to reflect upon the...
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 left behind. Much of this activity has been...
It is easy to be cynical but the Covid-19 crisis has shown that generally we are not cynics. Kieran Breen FRSA argues that people’s kindness could be harnessed to drive agile, creative and deliberative democracy. Read more. Share this:Click to share...
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...
