by Guest | 31 Mar 2021 | Covid and Relationships
As part of our open call to Share your Story, we received this #SpiritOfLockdown collection from the Local Area Coordinators in Swansea. These seven people tell us about their experience and their journeys of the past turbulent year.
by Immy Robinson | 14 May 2021 | Our thinking
Over the course of hundreds of conversations about relationships, Iona Lawrence identified a shared challenge around measurement: We don’t know how to measure relationships or whether the game of measurement is futile. In this blog, we seek to kickstart a...
by Guest | 9 Jul 2021 | Covid and Relationships
As part of our open call to Share your Story, we received this #SpiritOfLockdown account from Kate*. Lockdown offered a Kate the opportunity to take a step back, reassess her life and reflect on the relationships that really matter to her. Setting the Scene: Life...
by Oli Barrett | 2 Dec 2021 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this blog, Oli Barrett shares his personal reflections on relationships that have gone untended as we did what we needed to to get through the dark days of the pandemic. And he reminds us that it’s not too late to reconnect with those who make us...
by David Robinson | 15 Jan 2024 | Our thinking
Mostly on the Relationships Project blog we talk about the value and importance of putting relationships first. The Post Office Horizon scandal, dominating the news in recent days, has made us think about the grim consequences of doing the opposite – putting...
by David Robinson | 23 Jan 2024 | Our thinking, Top Picks
Last week David Robinson wrote about the failures of the Post Office and the implications of putting relationships last. This week he reflects on the success of a very different kind of business. Putting relationships first I don’t spend a lot of money on my hair, but...
by David Robinson | 19 Jun 2025 | Our thinking, Top Picks
In this short, personal blog, David reflects on the power of kindness, and runningthrough fire. Early one morning “I’m leaving today.” “Leaving?” I said, puzzled by the early morning call and pushing back sleep, “Where are you...
by David Robinson | 6 Mar 2020 | Economy & Politics, Guest Blogs
In brief In this Joining the Dots podcast, hosted and produced by our partners at Ratio, David explores the potential of a relational social policy and reflects on the Islington Green Paper Fairer...
by David Robinson | 2 Dec 2024 | Economy & Politics, Our thinking
David Robinson reflects on a day at the hospital. As Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting consults on the future of the NHS, David makes the case for “critical synergy”. “We want the awesome science”, he says. “We also want good relationships – warmth...
by Steve Wyler | 17 Mar 2020 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this Joining the Dots podcast, hosted and produced by our partners at Ratio, Steve Wyler of Better Way discusses the work of the network and what it can do to support a fairer social...
