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A glimpse behind the curtain: SMK National Campaigner Awards 2022
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Campaigner breakdown: What does the Queen’s Speech mean for you?
The last Parliamentary session had little to celebrate for...
Why a voice inside Whitehall matters for campaigners
Campaigning for social change is a vital part of the work of UK...
Belonging
What is belonging? What does it mean to 'normal', secure people, and...
Power and solidarity – a revolutionary idea in three acts
It’s been a long and complex journey, but the findings from the...
Why are the voices of the charity CEOs missing from the national conversation?
In recent years, I have increasingly found myself having...
Shrinking civic space is every charity’s business
Whether or not campaigning is part of your mission, its restriction...
Peers overturn anti-protest measures: Policing Bill
On Monday, the House of Lords subjected the Government to a string...
Why the Policing Bill is a direct attack on our right to protest
What do a well-known singer and a Scottish youth activist have in...
Using the law for social change
“If the arsenal for defending human rights globally is made up of...
What makes a campaigning organisation ‘people-driven’?
In our conversations on the Power Sharing Project we’ve heard there...
Cheers, Nigel: why we owe some thanks to the anti-woke brigade
This week, Nigel Farage used his TV show, a platform on which he can...
Power, lived experience and social change: the story so far
In this blog, Head of the Power Sharing Project Sarah Thomas...
The double-edged sword of legislative change
For many campaigners, achieving legislative change is a landmark for...
Should we fight the so-called culture war?
Time flies. It was seven years ago in 2014 when the then Minister...
Choked Up: an apology
Following the SMK National Campaigner Awards 2021 ceremony on 13...
Judicial Review
In July 2020, the Government launched a review of judicial review,...
Supporting civil society in all its forms
At Bates Wells, we are proud to support civil society in all its...
Marcus Rashford & FareShare – Movement to end child food poverty
Campaign of the YearMarcus Rashford & FareShare – movement to...
Challenging unfair systems: getting you access to legal tools
Can you help LawWorks design a free legal support service for...
Next witness! Hear the evidence on change-making and the law
Here are some podcast episodes we think offer great insight into the...
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