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Mainstreaming equality
Mainstreaming equality and reflecting diversity means incorporating equal opportunities and an awareness of diverse service provision into all actions, services and policies from the…
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16 recommendations to tackle poverty and inequality
A report which was launched on Monday sets out 16 recommendations for tackling poverty and inequality in a east London borough. Time to Act by…
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Latest equality briefing
Here is the latest equality briefing from Housing Diversity Network Equality ebriefing-september-2013 If you are interested in piloting tenant mentoring into employment – please…
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Equality briefing – August 2013
Here is the latest newsletter from HDN, they are looking for mentors Could you do this? There is lots of good stuff here about…
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An alternative view on Traveller sites
Communities secretary Eric Pickles’ call for councils to tackle the “blight” of unauthorised Traveller sites was met with outcry this month, with community leaders claiming his…
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Labour reveal migration policy
Shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant’s keynote speech to IPPR at the Local Government Association set out the Labour party’s approach to migration policy. Focusing…
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Eviction from Riots 2 years ago
A tenant has been evicted from his south west London council flat exactly two years to the day since looting a bank when riots…
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Earnings equality
An enormous cultural shift has taken place; gender roles at home and at work have started to break down, with the outdated model of…
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Traveller advice for LAs
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is pressing councils to use their full range of powers against unpopular Travellers’ encampments and un-authorised sites. In a press release that…
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Disabled children bedroom tax rules delayed
Regulations protecting certain families with disabled children from the bedroom tax will not be passed until the autumn, despite a judge saying they were…