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…
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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…
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…
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,…
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…
Relationships Foundation has played a major role in developing the concept of Relational Justice. We’ve invited two experts in the field to talk about two ways of restoring relationships in…
For a link to the report click here. Is it stating the obvious that government should articulate how it intends to serve the interests of those it represents. And…
‘You have done a great job of absorbing key elements of the literature and recounting these woven into a credible story – well told. Your derivation of a ‘thriving life’…
A new report from Relationships Forum Australia finds Australia’s dominant work culture guilty of placing enormous strain on relationships, particularly in families. Relationships Forum Australia Principal Researcher and author of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: RELATIONSHIPS EDUCATION MOVES FROM FAMILY FOCUS TO PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITY Relationships Education moves from family focus to public policy priority with the opening on Tuesday 7 February…
This one day conference is particularly designed for people interested or involved in relationships education, and for leaders and managers who want to understand better how to build effective relationships…
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 HOURS 18 SEPTEMBER 2006 WHAT IS THE KEEP TIME FOR CHILDREN INITIATIVE ABOUT? Raising awareness of the extent of parents working unsocial hours, particularly at weekends,…
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 HOURS 18 SEPTEMBER 2006 New research published today finds that working unsocial hours is biting hard into family life. Many working parents are at work during traditional…
The panel of MPs, chaired by Lord Anderson, today released their report of an enquiry into the effects of extending weekend working and Sunday trading. The report, ‘Whose convenience?’ is…
The report, which is being presented to Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs Minister Gerry Sutcliffe, says the Prime Minister promised the nation ‘joined-up Government’ but that the DTI enquiry has…
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 HOURS 26 JANUARY 2006 New interim findings show that in nine out of ten two-parent working families in the UK, one or both partner’s work encroaches into…
John Ashcroft reports on the outcome from our series of consultations with senior civil servants and frontline professionals on finding ways of relieving pressure on public services. Surprisingly enough, the…
This year we are expanding our annual conference to make it available to everyone, but with a special discount for Rnetwork members. It will be held over two days, from…