Monthly Archives: August 2013

Securing the reproductive rights of learning disabled women

Posted on August 26, 2013 by

In this guest post, Godfred Boahen looks at an area of inequalities that we haven’t previously touched upon on the blog – reproductive rights, specifically in the case of disabled people.  In February 2013 the Court of Protection (COP) in England … Continue reading →

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Did Labour’s social policies fail or succeed 1997-2010?

Posted on August 15, 2013 by

It’s impossible to begin telling a story without knowing the ending. So after 13 years in office (1997-2010), it is only now possible to write the story of New Labour’s social policy record – what they aimed to do, what … Continue reading →

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Income Mobility and Geography: Important New Research

Posted on August 7, 2013 by

Some new research by Raj Chetty, Emmanuel Saez, Nathaniel Hendren, and Patrick Kline finds that the likelihood of poor children moving up the income ladder in early adulthood varies dramatically by metro area in the United States. In places like … Continue reading →

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