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…
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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…
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…
“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 …
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 ‘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 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…
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…
On the fourth day of National Family Week, Relationships Foundation is calling on the Government to do much more to encourage co-location, enabling relatives to live near or with other…
On this third day of National Family Week, Relationships Foundation is highlighting the implications of family breakdown for the future care of vulnerable and elderly people. There are currently…
On this second day of National Family Week, Relationships Foundation highlights the pressure put on UK families by debt. The UK has the highest number of families with ‘critical…
The UK has the fourth most burdensome housing costs in Europe. According to Eurostat figures, 15.4% of Britons live in households that experience ‘housing cost overburden’: this is when rent…
On this day before National Family Week starts, Relationships Foundation is publishing research which highlights the pressures on families who work weekends. There are 6.5 million working families in…
Commenting on David Cameron’s Big Society re-launch today, Michael Trend, Executive Director of the Relationships Foundation, said: “Once again, it is encouraging to see the Prime Minister’s heartfelt belief…
In Opposition and in Government, the Coalition parties have pledged to make the UK the most family friendly country in Europe. But little action has been taken to that end….
“Far too many families endure chronic, punishing hardship. Lacking jobs and the means to make ends meet, adults are unable to provide adequate nutrition for children, leaving them with lifelong…
The Relationships Foundation welcomes ‘Building a Social Recovery? A first year report card on the Coalition Government‘ by the Centre for Social Justice. In it the CSJ scores the…
We have been working with our partners Team Focus to develop a survey version of our new online relational audit tools for use in a groundbreaking pilot project in South…
We welcome the launch of Action for Happiness. Many of the recommended actions are about relationships with family, friends and neighbours. While there is much that individuals can do to…
Tax breaks, first time buyer and mortgage interest support and fuel duty changes may benefit families in the short term: but it won’t relieve the long term pressure on families,…
David Cameron has pledged to make Britain the most family friendly country in Europe, and Nick Clegg has said ‘we are not casual about the pressure that many parents feel’,…