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Social Policy Association @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📣 Conference announcement! The SPA annual conference in 2027 will be held at Ulster University, Belfast Campus, from 28-30 June. Further announcements about the conference will follow very soon 📅 In the meantime, please do save these dates in your diary. social-policy.org.uk/what-we-do/c...

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colin clark @profcolinclark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It was a genuine delight to work with the Social Policy Association executive committee, especially Prof Alessio D’Angelo, on drafting the new ethics code for the SPA. The last code dates from 2009, so this refresh was much needed. The world has changed in so many ways. And not just AI! 🤖

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SPA Housing Policy Group @spahousingpolicy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

What is the UK Government’s national plan to end homelessness, and will it make an impact? A new blog, authored by members of the Housing Policy Group of the Social Policy Association, examines the possibilities and limitations. Some signs of hope, but… social-policy.org.uk/news/signs-a...

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Signs and Symbols: Assessing the UK Government’s National Plan to End Homelessness - Social Policy Association

The UK Government’s homelessness strategy represents a welcome shift in national conversations about homelessness, but its strengths may be more symbolic than structural. By Colin Clark, [...]

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SPA Housing Policy Group @spahousingpolicy.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

A new open access paper has been published in ‘Social Policy & Society’ by members of the SPA housing policy group, led by Dr Steve Rolfe. It’s a critical assessment of the Labour Government and its approach to housing policy in its first year of being in power. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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‘Build, Baby, Build’? A Critical Assessment of Housing Policy over the First Year of the Labour Government in the UK | Social Policy and Society | Cambridge Core

‘Build, Baby, Build’? A Critical Assessment of Housing Policy over the First Year of the Labour Government in the UK

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