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Rebuilding hope where division has taken root
As Clean Slate marks its 20th anniversary, we could have chosen to look back and simply celebrate two decades of…
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 A Tale of One City
I know all work and no play makes Jeff a dull boy but this past week has blurred some of…
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Hiding in plain sight
Since our Changing the Conversation webinar, I’ve noticed a growing interest in non-digital forms of communication. Maybe I’m just more…
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Fines, Not Fine
When I write about personal finances in Quids in! magazine, I know our target audience of low-income households feel the…
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Let the ‘Unsung’ SingÂ
‘Unsung Britain’ put the spotlight on 13 million working-age families. The next question is how we turn that attention into…
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A Different Country
In a LinkedIn post a while ago, I talked about how a primary school teacher took a particular dislike to…
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Tackling Hardship in 2025
This year, we walked alongside people facing some of the toughest financial pressures of their lives, and together we turned…
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Let’s Get Quizzical
As I write, it’s Get Online Week. It’s also Advice Week. And on the 3rd November, Talk Money Week begins.…
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Where exactly do the working poor work?
Rethinking workplace equity in the face of financial hardship. I delivered a presentation to the Good Employment Charter-holders in Bristol…
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Shame on Who?
What is stigma? It came up at an Economic Wellbeing Forum event a few months ago at Toynbee Hall, run…