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…
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From ConDemned relationship to a civil partnership? The Relationships Foundation, the Cambridge-based think tank specialising in assessing relationships and helping build relational organisations, suggests how the coalition could go…
National Family Week runs from 31st May to 6th June this year. It is the UK’s biggest annual celebration of family life aiming to highlight the importance of quality time…
A Relationships State of the Nation brings together a number of themes from the Relationships Foundation’s work on wellbeing and relationships over the past year. It makes the case that…
The budget made clear there is no new money to buy progress. Alistair Darling set out the economic state of the nation and the government’s financial plans. What was missing…
The research highlights that much of the UK population currently feels distanced from those who live closest to them, particularly in the larger cities. However, it also reveals that the…
Family is set to be a major theme of the election campaign. Despite the continual flow of family policy announcements, the parties’ thinking on the family is too small. Arguments…
RF welcomes Conservative draft manifesto commitments on the family The Relationships Foundation welcomes the fact that all parties have recognised the importance of family relationships in their campaigning in…
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In the final of our Marriage Week press releases, the Relationships Foundation, a Cambridge-based think tank, is calling on the parties to recognise the driving role of family relationships in…
In the fourth of our Marriage Week press releases, the Relationships Foundation, a Cambridge-based think tank, is calling on the government to encourage co-location, enabling relatives to live near other…
In the third of our Marriage Week press releases, the Relationships Foundation is calling for government policy to do more to recognise marriage as an institution, not just the expression…
In our second Marriage Week press release, the Relationships Foundation reveals that their annual index of the cost of family failure has risen dramatically from £36.7 billion to £41.7 billion….
In the first of our Marriage Week press releases, the Relationships Foundation is calling on the government to invest £10 million to support the voluntary sector in providing relationships education…
The first in a series of pre-election Briefing Notes from the Relationships Foundation: “What Replaces ‘Big Government’? Introducing the Penumbra Model”. The Relationships Foundation is a cross-party think tank…
The Relationships Foundation welcomes the following committment in the Conservative Party’s draft manifesto. We are pleased to see that points made in our earlier report Building Strong Foundations have been…
Lindsay Tanner, the Australian Minister of Finance and Deregulation delivered the John Button Lecture on December 3rd, 2009. In the ocurse of his remarks Lindsay says: ‘Relational thinking pioneered…
We were pleased to see that Anthony Seldon, Master of Wellington College, recognises the work of the Relationships Foundation in his new book, Trust. Dr Seldon writes: ‘The Relationships…
Relationships underpin everything in organizations. And yet most managers still see relationships as a ‘soft issue.’ Relational thinking is a way of understanding organizations that powerfully improves performance – through…
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…
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…