I was interested to read the recent New Economics Foundation survey which interviewed 40,000 people across Europe in an attempt to produce a new set of "National Accounts of Well-Being". David Cameron and others have called for a broader measure for how well the country is doing, rather than just GDP, and this is claimed to be the first [...]

It’s interesting to watch the debate caused by a government study into aspirations among young people: http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/869689/White-working-class-boys-less-likely-achieve-potential/ It appears that parents now have higher aspirations for their daughters than their sons, and white working class boys from ex-industrial areas have the lowest aspirations. It’s a terrible shame, but an inescapable fact, that parents can have such [...]

I just received details of Barnado’s Children in Trouble campaign, based on a recent survey of British public, which suggests (among other things) that: Just under half (49%) of people believe that children are increasingly a danger to each other and adults 43% agree something has to be done to protect us from children 45% think [...]

"Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I will understand" (Confucius) I had a great meeting this week with Paul Capper from Mobius Development, which has been running a range of courses for Princes Trust and others for over 12 years. Paul’s knowledge and experience are hugely [...]