The justice system in England & Wales is under pressure. But what does a 'people-focused' justice system look like and how do we get there?

For the first time in the history of devolution, nationalist or independence-oriented parties lead all three devolved nations simultaneously: Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland, Plaid Cymru in Wales, an…

Legal Aid NSW has made the difficult decision to tighten eligibility for family law representation services following the recent outcome of the federal budget.

A two-day interdisciplinary conference on economic and social inequality at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. 10–11 September 2026.

PhD scholarship with the Centre for People's Justice

The Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly are under fire for their record in delivering public policy and services. In a new working paper published as a Constitution Unit report today, Alan Whysall argues that their under-performance threatens the stability of the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement settlement. Specific measures to improve matters have been little discussed. The paper – Improving Government in Northern Ireland – offers an agenda for early debate on such measures. The debate must have a clear and urgent purpose – to develop a programme of effective potential changes well before the May 2027 Assembly elections, when the performance of the institutions is likely to be an issue.

Dear Mrs Badenoch, As Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, I am writing on behalf of the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), the regulatory arm of the Authority. OSR promotes and safeguards the ...

This report investigates why the UK’s NEET rate has been rising since 2019, and why it has long been higher than in many other countries.

London South Bank University (LSBU) has threatened to put all its academic staff at risk of redundancy in a restructure that would divide the workforce into teaching or research streams, worsening ter...

People seeking asylum navigate one of the most complex areas of law, often not in their first language

Social workers in England say they often have no choice but to place children in unregistered settings because no one else will take them

Archaeologists in Egypt’s Oxyrhynchus have discovered a Roman-era tomb containing mummies with golden tongues and a rare papyrus

Cancer Research UK’s decision to stop funding article processing charges marks a significant shift in how they approach open access. In its April 1st announcement (not an April Fool), the org…

When a girl finds her team, everything changes. With the right team around them, girls gain more than a sporting opportunity: they gain life-skills, self-belief and belonging. But currently 24%

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The fascinating history of divorce in detective fiction.

If new claimants don’t meet strict criteria, they’ll lose half of the health element of universal credit. Don’t ignore that: in life’s lottery, that could easily be you, says Guardian columnist France...

I have thoughts – you’d better listen

Precarious employment has gradually moved onto the European Union (EU) policy agenda, so far culminating in the proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the Pillar). However, the effecti....