Posts Tagged ‘inequality’

A ‘New Deal’ for Care Leavers

A ‘New Deal’ for Care Leavers

Ken Skates AM last week won a ballot to bring forward legislation in the Assembly – today he explains what his Bill will do for some of the most vulnerable and abandoned in society

‘Asked if they support diversity, Welsh people stop just short of ‘I do’”

‘Asked if they support diversity, Welsh people stop just short of ‘I do’”

When it comes to diversity, is Wales ready to welcome people into its life as openly as it does their culture, or is this acceptance really only skin-deep?

One size doesn’t fit

One size doesn’t fit

Today is the first meeting of the new Assembly and the Director of the Bevan Foundation has some hard words on equality to share

The new fascism

The new fascism

Our society is suffering as more and more social conformities are being pushed by so-called liberal thinking into becoming something like unwritten laws – and democracy’s the loser

Speaking directly for themselves

Speaking directly for themselves

Ten of the biggest disability organisations have come together for a special Assembly elections hustings. But will their concerns and aspirations will be heard?

Time for “A Fair Deal” for Rural Wales

Time for “A Fair Deal” for Rural Wales

The specific needs of Rural Wales can be hard, and need to be considered in all forms of policy making

It’s Deaf “Question Time!”

It’s Deaf “Question Time!”

On 25th January a number of school pupils spoke to four Assembly Members about how Wales could be made better for Wales’ deaf young people. Here’s what they discussed

No divide and conquer

No divide and conquer

WalesHome.org’s latest Sixth Columnist argues that Wales cannot afford not to invest in broadband technology, and the training needed to end the digital divide

The Big Society is no BS

The Big Society is no BS

The Conservatives’ Big Society remains an abstract idea in this election. Beneath the way David Cameron is presenting it, however, lies an idea that progressives in Westminster and Cardiff Bay can embrace

How the iPod broke Britain

How the iPod broke Britain

No wonder we don’t feel safe on the streets – our criminal fraternity have stopped burgling us and have started mugging us instead

A profession to be proud of

A profession to be proud of

Social work and social workers are far too often misinterpreted and misunderstood. International Social Work Day is a time to appreciate the vital role the profession plays and to get past the negative media stereotypes

Moses, Maggie and the Message

Moses, Maggie and the Message

With his Lenten pastimes of reading the Old Testament and pondering Mrs Thatcher’s record in government, our regular columnist ponders on points of synergy between the two, and how religion and politics often mix