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Author of The Spirit Level encourages people to think globally but act locally
Professor John Diamond (Director of the University’s I4P) reflects on the 3rd I4P Annual Lecture given by Professor Kate Pickett last night: Kate Pickett (co-author of The Spirit Level) set out a powerful and insightful case that demonstrated the link between inequality and poverty, and the inter-connections with poor health, depression and social inequality. During the…
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The debate on poverty and inequality should include actions too
Professor John Diamond (Director of the University’s I4P) looks ahead to the 3rd Annual I4P Lecture on 9 February: This year’s lecture is being given by Professor Kate Pickett (York University and co-author of The Spirit Level). The Spirit Level addresses in a powerful and straightforward way, the causes of poverty and also inequality, not…
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Why charity trustees matter: Getting governance and accountability right
Professor John Diamond (Director of the University’s I4P) comments on the report on Kids Company by a Parliamentary investigation: The details of the collapse of the charity Kids Company are likely to be subject to much debate and criticism. The likely negative impact on the lives of those young people who relied on the support of…
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What do we learn from the Comprehensive Spending Review?
There are three lessons from the Comprehensive Spending Review. First, don’t believe the spin before the statement; Two, don’t believe the spin after the statement; And three, look at the trends in spending and their impact. Whilst the headlines are saying it wasn’t all bad and the cuts weren’t in the order of 30 per…
