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The Prime Minister David Cameron today set out what he called “one of the biggest changes in our national culture for decades” namely changing from a society “that ignores the…
Progressive Families, Progressive Britain: Why Britain Needs Family Proofing of Policy sets out the case for a multi-layered relationally-literate approach to family proofing policy. Family policy is too often a…
In welcoming the report of the Independent Review on Poverty and Life Chances by Frank Field (1), the Relationships Foundation notes with interest his call for the appointment of a…
The government is, according to a Guardian report, “poised to start measuring people’s psychological and environmental wellbeing, bidding to be among the first countries to officially monitor happiness”. This follows an…
Welcome to the Relationships Foundation newsletter November 2010 Wellbeing in the Mirror The government is, according to a Guardian report, “poised to start measuring people’s psychological and environmental wellbeing, bidding to be…
This joint proposal from Relationships Global and the Relationships Foundation outlines ten commitments that a company could make to increase greatly relational proximity and involvement from shareholders, employees, suppliers, customers and other…
Report of the November 10th seminar at the UCL Centre for Commercial Law, London, addressed by the Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP, Dr Arad Reisberg, the Director of the UCL…
Welcome to the Relationships Foundation newsletter October 2010 Our submission to the Review on Poverty and Life Chances Relationships Foundation has submitted its response to the Independent Review on Poverty and…
The Relationships Foundation has not been actively engaged in the current NHS reforms set out in the White Paper Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS which will give groups of…
Programme Manager – Family Policy We are looking for someone with the vision, ability and skills to influence and promote a policy agenda that strengthens the capacity of families…
The Relationships Foundation has submitted its response to the Independent Review on Poverty and Life Chances chaired by Frank Field. We welcome the review and are particularly interested in…
Welcome to the Relationships Foundation newsletter September 2010 Research update We continue to monitor how the Coalition Government is addressing relational issues, with a particular interest in the work of the…
Welcome to the Relationships Foundation newsletter August 2010 The Relationships Foundation launches Family Policy Project Building on the framework of our previous work, especially the Wellbeing Project, the…
Relationships Foundation again highlights that the Government is still pushing ahead with the Big Society agenda without its most important element – families (as was also the case with the…
Welcome to the Relationships Foundation newsletter July 2010 Relationships Foundation weighs up the new Childhood and Families Task Force The Government recently announced a new ministerial Task Force on Childhood…
While the ‘Big Society’ has become a central theme of the government, many think that family policy has been sidelined. The question now being asked is: “Is this due to…
Welcome to the Relationships Foundation newsletter June 2010 Five press releases for National Family Week The Relationships Foundation sent out five press releases for National Family Week in which we raised questions about…
The Relationships Foundation, the Cambridge-based independent think tank, has written to David Cameron and Nick Clegg suggesting a broad remit for the new Childhood and Families Task Force. This needs…
Since the formation of the coalition government the Relationships Foundation has argued that there needs to be cabinet level leadership of family policy that is not solely linked to any…
“Tackling the deficit is essential, but it is not what we came into politics to achieve.”(1) Next week’s emergency budget, called to make a start on reducing the deficit, should…
The Relationships Foundation welcomes the announcement of a new Childhood and Families Task Force composed of senior ministers, chaired by the Prime Minister, to take action to remove some of…
In our fifth press release for National Family Week, the Relationships Foundation highlights open letters it has written to three Secretaries of State whose spending departments are most affected by…
“The Government believes that strong and stable families of all kinds are the bedrock of a strong and stable society.” The Relationships Foundations warmly welcomes this statement found in the…
The Relationships Foundation believes the time has come for a ‘Family Day Bill’ which would ensure that all parents of school-age children can have a weekend day off by extending…
In our second press release for National Family Week the Relationships Foundation calls for the new coalition to commit to ‘family proofing’ all government policy. (1) The Prime Minister has…
The Relationships Foundation welcomes National Family Week.(1) We also welcome the new Government’s commitment to making our society more family friendly. It is a bold pledge, but an important one,…
Welcome to the Relationships Foundation newsletter May 2010 Key relationship tests for the new government coalition The Relationships Foundation suggests how the coalition could go the distance. We…
How will the coalition newly-weds address family policy? In his first speech as Prime Minister, David Cameron spoke encouragingly about his desire to ‘build a society with stronger families…
The Relationships Foundation, the Cambridge-based think tank specialising in assessing relationships and helping build relational organisations, suggests rivalry at local council level need not spell disaster for the new national…