cadence comments about inequality

21 Nov 2011

Closing the Gap, Sheffield and the Coalition

At last! After 18 months of reading Coalition press releases that have left us feeling a little flat, today one that excites. The launch of a new 'Institute that aims to reduce health inequalities through action on the social determinants'. It's a small thing (£1m over 3 yrs), but still good to see it is on their radar. Anyone from Sheffield will have their eye caught by the 'closing the gap' phrase at it was something that Nick Clegg's Sheffield Lib Dems were firmly against in the past ... more

10 Nov 2010

Personal geogrpahy of Sheffield - Elitism is efficient

Long term Cadence collaborator Professor Danny Dorling has teamed up with Sheffield College lecturer Carl Lee to do a series of films about inequality. They are great. Thought provoking and quite funny in bits too (not always intentionally) ... more

22 Jun 2010

Centre for Welfare Reform

Sheffield may have had a bad few days, with the 100 million of cuts announced last week still being digested. That is not to say that it is all doom and gloom, with it seeming to be a place where a lot of interesting thinking is going on at the moment ... more

21 Apr 2010

Dorling and inequality

'Danny Dorling's new book exposes the unprecedented rises in inequality that put us on a par with Victorian society - and explains why they endure', according to the Guardian's Society section this week. It is an interestingly timed publication and one the main politcal parties should be asked thier view on. The cadence network Professor makes clear that deprivation has multiple factors and this is not necessarily accepted by all prominent party leaders ... more

10 Nov 2008

Social mobility and Obama 2

Last weeks Cabinet Office report on social mobility has caused a stir. There is a feeling that the way it was spun to the newspapers lead to a focus on only a small part of the evidence. Or as Danny Dorling puts it in a Compass article - 'Do 3 points make a trend?'... more

3 Nov 2008

Social mobility and Obama

If Obama becomes President one of his biggest problems will be attempting to deal with the huge weight of expectation that has grown during the campaign. He might do well to look to the UK, where an enormous number of people feel who were very excited in 1997, now feel diappointed with Labour's impact. One area where progress in the UK has not met expectation is social mobility. Cadence collaborator Professor Danny Dorling has done a lot work in this area and pointed us towards the new Cabinet Office Report released today, that suggests that it 'might start to rise in the future'... more

24 Jul 2008

Youth justice and inequality

The reports of the apparent rise in extreme youth violence which have been highlighted in recent months is creating a lot of anxiety. Channel 4's series on the subject, Louise Casey's proposals and Imperial College's rejection of Majid Ahmed all contribute to an atmosphere of panic and outrage. Here Jeremy Cushing of the Cadence Network gives his personal view, with references to the role of inequality and restorative justice ... more

12 May 2008

ASBOs, respect and youth clubs

Recent reports say that the number of ASBOs issued has reduced significantly since Brown took over from Blair. What has not changed so much is the percentage of ASBOs that are breached. What does this mean? Well, it might suggest that there are still not enough places to go and things to do for young people ... more

7 Mar 2008

Make me a criminal

Make Me a Criminal: Preventing youth crime is the latest in a series of ippr reports on young people that have caught the eye. Cadence Network member, Jeremy Cushing, says it is 'fascinating' and 'much more open about the reasons for youth offending than government reports'. Here he gives his personal take on it as someone who has been an 'appropriate adult' for a number of years ... more

2 Nov 2007

Immigration, housing and inequality 2

An announcement of a "Probe into housing 'unfairness'" by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission is a hopeful sign ... more