Coverage and Press Releases

Communities playing a greater role in hearings involving young first-time offenders could help to resolve trust issues in the criminal justice system, the Labour MP investigating potential racial bias has suggested.

Low wages and the so-called "gig economy" are likely to put a strain in the nation's social fabric and require solutions such as the imposition of a universal basic income, a Plymouth conference has heard.

Britain's thriving jobs market is the “envy” of Europe and Theresa May must ensure any enhancement of workers’ rights protects flexible employment, according to the head of the prime minister’s review into modern work.


Matthew Taylor, CEO of the Royal Society of Arts, is leading a government review of modern employment that will consider the issue of insecure work.

A report examining the education of refugee children has found that three million Syrian children are currently out of school, putting them at increased risk of exploitation.

Animations exploring society’s response to ageing, an 'intelligent carpet' that grows crops in refugee camps and refillable mascara are just some of the incredibly fascinating projects to emerge from this year’s Royal Society ...

A think tank set up at Nottingham Trent University is now seeking to address the position and needs of ordinary working families in the city.

A new movement is emerging in the UK, in which the self-employed are turning to one another for business and financial support, according to new analysis by the RSA think-tank.

We need to stop prioritising the quantity of jobs over the quality, says Matthew Taylor, who is leading an employment review for Theresa May.

A disengaged and unhappy worker can make mistakes, poison the atmosphere and create more work for others.