Helping in an emergency – it’s time to legislate
First aid saves lives, yet still we read reports of emergencies where bystanders failed to act. New research highlights an urgent need for the public to be more widely educated in first aid so we take...
View Article7-day GP services – can this policy deliver for the NHS?
Failures in patient access to primary care has been suggested as a root cause of the current A&E crisis and was one of the motivating factors for the Government’s 7-day GP services policy. The...
View ArticleWhat is left unsaid: making sense of grammar school policy
Steven Courtney asks how can we make sense of an education policy that runs so clearly counter to the policy objectives of enhancing social justice set out by Theresa May in her first speech as Prime...
View ArticleHow best to measure UK ‘success’
The current simplistic approach to measuring economic growth has led to policy being narrowly focused on headline measures of economic activity rather than achieving positive economic and social...
View ArticleThe case against Linguaphobia
In the wake of Brexit, universities have a duty to promote the benefits of linguistic diversity more than ever, says Yaron Matras. Brexit represents the triumph of insularity and isolationism – that is...
View ArticleHousing crisis: the scandal of empty homes
As the Treasury announces plans this week to allocate another £5bn to boost housebuilding and measures to speed up the planning process, Alexandra Albert says we must also demand action on the hundreds...
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Life on the line? Life expectancy and where we live
Researchers at The University of Manchester have mapped estimates of life expectancy and years lived healthily to the stops on the local tram network. Kingsley Purdam, who led the research, says the...
View ArticleThe Plastic Microbeads of Dorian Gray?
Millions of us world-wide have been unwittingly using plastic microbeads in products such as toothpastes, body scrubs and face washes – but do we know where they end up or what impact they have on the...
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Inclusive Growth: a collective endeavour
The concept of ‘inclusive growth’ – developing an economy that works for all – is one that is increasingly gaining ground. To make it a reality, however, we need a much more collective approach and one...
View ArticleHow can Habitat 3 and the New Urban Agenda turn inequality talk into action?
This month more than 25,000 delegates meet in Quito, Ecuador, for the Habitat 3 conference which sets out the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda – a guide to policies and approaches for the sustainable...
View ArticleWhat does Habitat 3 mean for people affected by climate change?
This month more than 25,000 delegates meet in Quito, Ecuador, for the Habitat 3 conference which sets out the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda – a guide to policies and approaches for the sustainable...
View ArticleThe right to have rights: aspirations for a ‘just’ city?
This month more than 25,000 delegates meet in Quito, Ecuador, for the Habitat 3 conference which sets out the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda – a guide to policies and approaches for the sustainable...
View ArticleWhat does Habitat 3’s New Urban Agenda mean for the displaced?
This month more than 25,000 delegates meet in Quito, Ecuador, for the Habitat 3 conference which sets out the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda – a guide to policies and approaches for the sustainable...
View ArticleHas the UK violated international laws in Yemen conflict?
The recent bombing of a funeral finally drew the world’s attention to Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. Meanwhile the role that British-made weapons have played in the conflict has been getting increasing...
View ArticleWhy isn’t more being done to prevent falls among the elderly?
(image courtesy of Eric Wright, Trafford Housing Trust) For older people, falls can be devastating events. A more co-ordinated national effort is needed to help avoid them, says Emma Stanmore. As...
View ArticleExpanding Heathrow flies in the face of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
At a cabinet committee on Tuesday, the government approved plans to build a third runway at Heathrow, expanding UK airport capacity There will be a public consultation on the effects of the expansion...
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Why fair pay must be a priority for Manchester’s new mayor
Paying the living wage must be at the top of the mayoral agenda if everyone who lives and works in Greater Manchester and beyond is to benefit from a growing economy, says Alec Spencer. In Greater...
View ArticleDo the new GDP figures prove that ‘all’s well that ends well’ for the...
This week, the first official GDP figures since the vote to leave the European Union were released by the Office for National Statistics. Although there was a slow down in the economic growth from 0.7%...
View ArticleTrick or treat? Are you haunted by reviewer comments?
Peer review publications remain a key stage in the quality assurance of new research, but some comments can be the stuff of nightmares, says Kingsley Purdam Peer review prior to acceptance and...
View ArticleTime to Reset the Targets for High Speed 2
High Speed 2 is the planned railway linking London, Birmingham, the East Midlands, Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester. Although the first two phases of construction have been approved by Parliament, the...
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