Strikes, Trade Unions, and Politics: Advancing Workers’ Rights in Postindustrial Societies
The recent strikes in UK higher education and Finnish postal services demonstrate the continuing importance of trade unions in defending...
What actually is STEM? The Importance of Clear Definitions in Research and Policymaking
“STEM” – which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – has become a buzzword among British politicians. There is no...
Response to statement by UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, 16.11.18
On the day (16 November) that the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights delivered his final statement following his...
Why universal credit is failing
Another budget, another bung for the Tories’ flagship Welfare reform: Universal Credit (UC). Eight years on, six years behind schedule...
The End of EMA: Evidence-Based and Economically Necessary or Simply Political?
“We act on the basis of evidence”, declared the Minister for Further Education John Haynes when justifying the government’s decision to...
Diversity, Populism and Threats to Social Cohesion
Threats to social cohesion posed by globalisation, immigration and economic inequality have been the source of much public discussion in...
UK Foodbank Use: Time for a Fresh Perspective
The UK is a country of inequalities. Central London is the richest region in Western Europe, yet nine of the ten poorest regions in...
What we should do about social care, and why?
This term, the Oxford Institute of Social Policy is hosting a seminar series on different perspectives on social policy within Oxford....
The USS Strike in Context: The Marketisation of Education
The ongoing USS strike highlights the consequences of the marketisation of education. Neoliberalism has seeped into all layers of the...
Social Progress in the UK: How does Britain compare to its peers?
This term, the Oxford Institute of Social Policy is hosting a seminar series on different perspectives on social policy within Oxford....
