Tribute to Dr Duncan Scott
Duncan Scott died on 17th May 2020 after a stroke. He was a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Manchester for many years. He […]
Duncan Scott died on 17th May 2020 after a stroke. He was a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Manchester for many years. He […]
Policies to address the impact of Covid-19 on low income energy consumers have rightly focussed on energy bills, particularly in the context of home confinement and increased energy consumption. In the longer term, however, we […]
Colleagues will be saddened to learn that John Veit-Wilson died on Sunday, 10 May 2020. John will be remembered as a very kind and generous person with a great intellect, a tremendous scholar who contributed […]
Childfree young women are not a group we hear much from. Their lack of representation in society and the ways in which they experience the social world remains largely undocumented. Furthermore, as a distinct group […]
Human need ought surely to be a central concept for Social Policy. And yet the meaning and value of the concept remain perennially contested. Lessons to be learned during the prevailing Coronavirus pandemic cast a […]
As we await the findings of the NHS England and Public Health England inquiry into the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, it is imperative that policy-makers, public agencies […]
What are you doing right now? Marking, meetings and deadlines as usual? Home schooling and working at the same time? Worrying about someone who is ill, or alone, or who needs support? Worrying about your […]
July is pride month in the UK. A time when LGBT+ people and their allies come together to celebrate progress towards equality and highlight the continuing efforts to be made. This year, 50 years after […]
If Southeast Asia were a single country, it would already be the seventh-largest economy in the world. With the third-largest labour-force in the world and with the productivity improvements, it is projected to be the […]
The SPA is delighted to announce that we have appointed new editors for the journal Social Policy & Society. Our recruitment process generated a very strong field of applicants and we are happy to say […]
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