Communities Secretary Sajid Javid today (14 March 2018) set out an ambitious long-term plan of action to tackle the root causes of poor integration and create a stronger, more united Britain. The Integrated Communities Strategy green paper, to which £50 million will be committed over the next 2 years, seeks views on the government’s bold proposals… Read more
All of us: The Mayor’s strategy for social integration Social integration is about how we all live together. It is the extent to which people positively interact and connect with others from different backgrounds. It is shaped by the level of equality between people, the nature of our relationships, and our levels of community participation…. Read more
Women all over the world are today demanding equality and respect. International Women’s Day (IWD), on Thursday 8 March, focuses attention on the many inequalities that women face in almost all cultures, whether in developed or developing nations. The BBC started the day by publishing an article with the headline, ‘Eight moments that make it… Read more
There’s no doubt that charities are hugely important to the UK and to us, as citizens. There are more than 160,000 charities in England and Wales which, according to John Low, Chief Executive of the Charities Aid Foundation, make up “the backbone of Britain”. Every day, they improve the lives of millions of people. Charitable… Read more
Every year since 2001, Holocaust Memorial Day has been observed on 27 January – the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, where over one million people died. The day asks us to remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, as well as the millions of people killed due to Nazi… Read more