Not part of the job
In this report from the TUC young workers’ experiences of third-party harassment are shared along with recommendations for Government, Employers and Trade Unions.
Ahead of the Curves: Money and a New National Identity
Next week sees the first in the new season of the Ahead of the Curves discussion groups, convened by Jericho Chambers on behalf of Stifel Europe. Having explored the Future of the Professions in 2019 and the ethics and social (in)justices of Big Tech. in the past twelve months, we are now set to consider the “double wicked challenge” of Brexit and the post-COVID recovery.
10 job skills of tomorrow – and how long it takes to learn them
This article from The World Economic Forum COVID Action Platform discusses the top skills that employers believe will gain prominence over the next five years; newly emerging critical skills and how many of us will need to reskill by 2025.
The Localism Commission
This update from Locality shares the findings from the National Commission on the Future of Localism. Established in 2017, in partnership with Power to Change, it was set up to reinvigorate the localism agenda and help communities take advantage of their rights.
#BeyondTheRules
This blog, by Dark Matter Laboratories, is part of a partnership exploring practical tools for a new type of organising with the purpose of creating ‘public good’
We Were Built for This
This report from Locality discusses the ways in which community organisations have responded to the coronavirus crisis – and how we can support community power to play a bigger role in the recovery.
Keep it Local
This report from Locality discusses their 'Keep it Local' campaign which aims to turn the tide on outsourcing at scale and build partnerships between local places and communities instead.
Reforming Offshore Wind
The following document, shared here by James Cartlidge MP, Member of Parliament for South Suffolk, is a joint MP response to National Grid ESO (NGESO) Offshore Coordination Project consultation Autumn 2020. It follows a series of virtual conversations with: the Energy Minister, Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng, and other officials at BEIS; overseas grid operators (e.g. Elia, Belgium); OFGEM; NGESO; technical specialists; local campaigners.
Keep it Local: lessons from Bradford and Bristol
This 'Keep it Local' report from Locality, shares lessons from the Bradford Metropolitan District Council and Bristol City Councils who are committed to keeping it local. What does this mean for councils' COVID recovery plans?
Our Heritage 2040: Hearts of Darkness, Rings of Saturn
In late October 2020, Jericho Chambers hosted five roundtable discussions about Suffolk’s future over five days. Fifty individuals participated from a broader interested community of over 100 - including national politicians, local business leaders, energy and tourism experts and local residents and civil society organisations.
Living Through Lockdown
This report from Healthwatch Haringey, run by Public Voice CIC, summarises issues and concerns experienced by adult social care service users and carers during the first lockdown in Haringey and presents suggestions for service improvements.
The Interim report, explores the key challenges in the evolving relationship between business and democracy. Download a copy of the report here.