Time: Concepts and Trends – How Attitudes, Personal Choices, Cultural Norms and Public Policies Impact on Relationships and Wellbeing, by David Wong This extended essay is an attempt to explore, from…
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The Relationships Foundation is calling on the government to support the voluntary sector to provide relationships education for couples. Too many couples slide into relationships without ever actually deciding…
Is there a sense of disconnection in some of your working relationships? Do you find it hard to feel that you really belong to a community that you should feel…
5: Friday Media Release – National Family Week Investing Social Capital in a Relational Pension Given the importance of relationships for wellbeing, people should invest in those relationships which…
A Cambridge-based think tank wants to see social housing organisations encouraged to build more multi-generational homes and a relaxation in planning laws for those who want to build or convert…
3: Wednesday Media Release – National Family Week Decide – Don’t Slide Helping couples make a good choice and decreasing pressure on the state The Relationships Foundation is calling…
2: Tuesday Media Release – National Family Week Weekend Workers: Part-time Parents? It‘s time to address a growing social problem in the UK today The Problem: Children spend less…
1: Monday Media Release – National Family Week Bring back ‘Sons and Daughters’ It’s time to stop ignoring the extended family in housing policy A Cambridge think tank argues…
Michael Schluter, founder of The Relationships Foundation, appointed CBE for his charity work in the 2009 New Year Honours List, was presented with his award by Her Majesty the Queen…
Commissioned by the Office of International Diplomacy; published by RF Relatives and extended family have a vital role to play in our ever-changing world. Many governments have abandoned intentional policy…
This report is an international literature survey, focusing on the impact of long and atypical hours working on family life, but particularly on the effects on couple relationships and the…
Families – of all shapes and sizes – are hard pressed on every side. In this pamphlet we argue the case for relieving the stress in one area – the…
Mothering Sunday generates big business for florists, chocolatiers and the greeting card industry. However, recent research shows that up to 1.5 million families will have a parent at work on…
The impact of long and unsocial hours on family life has been a focus of significant research in the high income world in the last 10-15 years. The Relationships Foundation…
When Relationships Go Wrong: Counting the cost of family failure and its flipside, When Relationships Go Right: Enabling thriving lives, have to be read from both ends of this document. We present our…
Presentation handout Dr. Michael Schluter and John Ashcroft Strategy Unit 3 March 2009 Click the image to view the PDF in your browser. Right click and select ‘Save As’ to…
Michael Schluter and John Ashcroft delivered the Strategy Unit’s monthly seminar on Tuesday 3 March. (The Strategy Unit is based in the Cabinet Office but reports to the Prime Minister…
In what is believed to be the first ever ‘flipping’ research pamphlet the Relationships Foundation shows that taxpayers spend £37 billion each year picking up the costs of family breakdown,…
The 5th National Relationships Education Conference 2009 was held on the 10th February at the Resource Centre, Holloway Rd, London. Our picture shows (left to right) Michael Clark, Maria Miller…
During November we launched two pamphlets – Why Relationships? and The Triple Test. With the appointment of Michael Trend as executive director we are now putting communications at the heart…
In this issue: Time for the Triple Test, Relationships in Recession, That Fella in Bella. The Relational Company. Click the image to view the PDF in your browser….
The Triple Test, launched today (17 November) by the Relationships Foundation, claims that the social dimension is the elephant in the room when it comes to an integrated approach to…
From the start Relationships Foundation recognised relationships were often undermined in organisations, public services and policy decisions. Our vision is to build towards values which hold out the promise of…
From the start Relationships Foundation recognised relationships were often undermined in organisations, public services and policy decisions. Our vision is to build towards values which hold out the promise of…
This report is part of a larger programme of research to understand better the way decisions by governments and companies impact on social relationships, for good or ill. While the…
Michael Trend appointed as Executive Director of Relationships Foundation Michael Trend, formerly MP for Windsor, has been appointed as Executive Director of the Cambridge‐based policy think tank Relationships Foundation,…
In this issue: Interview with Relationships Foundation’s Martyn Eden; Through the looking glass: Can a focus on relationships help improve an organisation’s performance? Click the image to view the…
This paper considers aspects of current company structure, its strengths and weaknesses, and looks at what companies are for and their responsibilities to those who rely on them for their…
It is widely recognised that the last sixty years have seen a decline in the importance of the role of the extended family. This report looks at a variety of…
The ties that bind us: Strengthening the extended family in 21st Century Britian This report looks at a variety of practical strategies which might help to strengthen extended family relationships…