by Laura Alcock-Ferguson | 16 Aug 2019 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this Joining the Dots blog, Laura Alcock-Ferguson, the founding Director of the Campaign to End Loneliness, reflects candidly on the highs and lows of her nine years at the helm. Laura Alcock-Ferguson CEO at Ancient Tree Forum Laura is an activist and...
by Julia Unwin, David Robinson and Jennifer Nadel | 6 Apr 2020 | Covid and Relationships, Guest Blogs
In brief In this episode of the ‘It’s Bloody Complicated’ podcast produced by our friends over at Compass, guest speakers Julia Unwin, Jennifer Nadel and David Robinson discuss the questions: How do we relate to each other socially and...
by David Robinson | 6 Feb 2023 | Convenings, Relational Councils
The Relational Councils Network gathered on 30/1/23 to talk about the cost-of-living crisis and relational responses. Partners from the council and the community in Barking and Dagenham provided the key note experience. A list of links and resources mentioned in the...
by Immy Robinson | 20 Jul 2023 | Convenings, Relational Councils
Mutual aid was driven from the ground up but flourished with appropriate support from local councils. The UK response to refugees arriving from Ukraine was led from the top down but could only succeed with local engagement. What can we learn from this approach to the...
by Immy Robinson | 13 May 2022 | Convenings, Relational Councils
Our third Relational Councils Convening took place on 25th April 2022, co-hosted by LBBD. Bryony Shannon, author of the excellent blog Rewriting Social Care and Strategic Lead for Practice Development at Doncaster Council, shared her thoughts on why language matters,...
by Sam Boyd | 11 Dec 2019 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this blog, Sam Boyd – Head of Policy, Impact and Communications at Switchback – describes the transformational effect of personal relationships on the lives of young offenders, offering them a way to rebuild their lives and their...
by David Robinson and Tony Clements | 21 Oct 2020 | Communities & Volunteering, Covid and Relationships, Relational Councils
In brief Continuing with the work on Developing the Framework for councils to support community action, David Robinson and Tony Clements invite you to share examples of changing council practices that ‘let people in’ and join the conversation about how...
by Iona Lawrence and Immy Robinson | 10 Sep 2020 | Our thinking, Our work
In brief In this blog, Iona Lawrence and Immy Robinson ask whether taking a field-building approach could be valuable to the ‘field of relationships’ and ask for your ideas and partnership as we set out on this inquiry. If you’re someone who puts relationships...
by David Robinson | 6 Mar 2020 | Economy & Politics, Our thinking, Relationship-Centred City
In brief In the wake of our latest report, ‘The Relationship-Centred City’, David calls on the Mayor of London to create an environment in which relationships can thrive by getting behind a London Relationships Commission. Read the report A couple of...
by Dr Nick Barnes | 28 Apr 2020 | Covid and Relationships, Guest Blogs
Dr. Nick Barnes Nick works as a Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, as a Cognitive Analytic Therapist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London. In this blog, Nick discusses the fundamental role that relationships will play in...
