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grenfell tower

David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, spoke out after the Grenfell Tower fire, and argued for the importance of 'bringing back the social.'

No 6: Back to the future? Reclaiming the social after Grenfell Tower

November 22, 2017 S-P-A-Administrator 0

by John Clarke The Grenfell Tower fire has shaken many aspects of the prevailing British political culture. Most strikingly for me, in the aftermath of […]

Fiona Willaims pays tribute to victims of terrorism and the Grenfell Tower fire with her poem As If.

No 4: As if: After Manchester, London Bridge, Grenfell Tower

November 8, 2017 S-P-A-Administrator 0

by Fiona Williams   For weeks I’ve been grabbed by the throat: deep sobs that hijack the roll out of sleep, gasping for air as […]

What can the field of social policy learn from the Grenfell Fire tragedy? Ruth Lister reflects in her presidential address to the Social Policy Association in July 2017.

No 1: The power of hope in the face of injustice: reflections on Grenfell

October 16, 2017 S-P-A-Administrator 2

Address of Baroness Ruth Lister, Chair of the SPA, to our annual conference held at The University of Durham, July 2017. Four weeks prior to […]

Recent Posts

  • Blog: The New QAA Social Policy Subject Benchmark: What’s Changed and Why It Matters
  • Blog: Promoting Connectedness Across Differences Through Social Mixing in West Lothian: Insights from Phase One of a Three-Phase Research Project
  • Event: What can the four UK nations learn from each other on health policy?
  • Event: Work and welfare: employment policy in Britain and beyond
  • Event: SPA Pension Policy Group annual public event on Wednesday, 20th May 3pm – 4:30pm
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  • Blog: The New QAA Social Policy Subject Benchmark: What’s Changed and Why It Matters
  • Blog: Promoting Connectedness Across Differences Through Social Mixing in West Lothian: Insights from Phase One of a Three-Phase Research Project
  • Event: What can the four UK nations learn from each other on health policy?
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