A new report from the Marriage Foundation think-tank, What is the divorce rate?, has shattered the common assumption that the divorce rate for all couples is higher than it was…
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The total cost of family breakdown to the UK was £46 billion, up from £44 billion last year. The index looks at the cost of family breakdown in five key…
Inside: Marriage Foundation update, Social Justice Outcomes Framework and the Relationships Foundation goes to Poland! Click the image to view the PDF in your browser. Right click and select ‘Save…
IPPR’s report, The Relational State, is a welcome recognition of the importance of relationships and the need to consider how the state influences them. This is something we have long…
In response to the Prime Minister’s speech today the Relationships Foundation say that the government continues to fail the “Family Test”. David Cameron highlighted the challenge facing our nation:…
To coincide with the 2012 party conferences we publish the UK version of our Family Pressure Gauge, showing how the pressures on families varies across UK regions. Drawing on data from…
The Relationships Foundation UK Family Pressure Gauge To coincide with the 2012 party conferences we publish the UK version of our Family Pressure Gauge, showing how the pressures on…
British politicians and policy makers must formally spell out to the people of the United Kingdom what government needs and expects from families if goals are to be achieved. It…
After many months of incubation the Relationships Foundation was delighted to bring the Marriage Foundation to launch on May 1st at Middle Temple Hall. The new Foundation is rooted in…
Social Justice Strategy: a welcome flexing of the muscles RelationshipsFoundation welcomes the social justice strategy presented today by Iain DuncanSmith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and chair…
(L to R) Simon Pellew, Sir Paul Coleridge, Professor Scott Stanley, Honor Rhodes speak at the last session of the conference. Presentations can be found at: http://www.2-in-2-1.co.uk/university/relcon12/ and follow…
Counting the Cost of Family Failure 2012:£44 bn The total cost of family breakdown to the UK was £44 billion (£43.94 billion), up from £42 bilion last year. The annual…
The Relationships Foundation has published the results of its fourth annual Cost of Family Breakdown Index (sometimes referred to in the media as the ‘Family Failure Index’). The 2012 total…
In today’s speech (1) on the nature of an Open Society, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg included a widely-trailed swipe at marriage tax allowances, using cheap debating points not worthy…
Commenting on the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, Michael Trend, Executive Director of the Relationships Foundation said: “With a £42 billion annual on-cost to the taxpayer for family breakdown – double…
The Relationships Foundation Newsletter October – November 2011 Transforming Capitalism from Within The Relationships Foundation and Relationships Global recently launched Transforming Capitalism from Within at the Jubilee Room in the Palace of Westminster. The…
“If the Government talked less about markets and more about families, they might not be having such a rough ride with their planning reforms.” – Michael Trend, Executive Director …
The Triple Test shows that the social dimension is the elephant in the room when it comes to an integrated approach to public policy. The Relationships Foundation wants to put a ‘Big…
“Transforming Capitalism” is a fresh approach to the purpose, performance and assessment of companies based on the idea that stakeholder relationships lie at the heart of companies. The report is…
Relationships Global and Relationships Foundation are today launching Transforming Capitalism from Within: a Relational Approach to the Purpose, Performance, and Assessment of Companies. Short-termism, excessive debt, huge and rising…
Happy and healthy family relationships benefit the young and old alike. While most adults want lasting love, this is a dream unfulfilled for many. Millions of children have their life…
The Relationships Foundation Newsletter September 2011 Winning Women: A Family Friendly Problem, but no Family Friendly Solution The ‘winning women’ document leaked from Number 10 identifies household worries as part of…
The ‘winning women’ document leaked from Number 10 today identifies household worries as part of the Conservative / Coalition difficulty with women voters, but offers no solutions in that direction….
Commenting on UNICEF’s child wellbeing report published today, Michael Trend, Executive Director of the Keep Time for Children campaign, said: “The latest UNICEF report on children’s wellbeing is a…
The Relationships Foundation Newsletter August 2011 David Cameron: ‘I want a family test applied to all domestic policy’ The Relationships Foundation welcomes the Prime Minister’s statement in response to recent rioting…
The Relationships Foundation welcomes the Prime Minister’s statement today: “from here on I want a family test applied to all domestic policy. If it hurts families, if it undermines commitment,…
Commenting on the recent riots in London and elsewhere, Michael Trend, the Executive Director of Relationships Foundation, says: “While it will take time for all the causes and cures of…
Sam Barker, our Head of Family Policy, was on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire this morning talking about a relational view of the Dilnot Commission and its background. Commenting on the…
Introducing the RF Family Pressure Gauge In opposition and in government, the coalition parties have pledged to make the UK “the most family friendly country in Europe”. But, so far,…
On this fifth day of National Family Week, Relationships Foundation is calling on the Government to price nurture, just as it has priced nature. Following the success of our…