Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in branded entertainment destinations, this week launched a report with the Purpose Coalition setting out its social impact in the UK.

Citizens' Assemblies are a new concept, not just in Britain, but around the world. Assemblies come together to learn about a discuss issues, and reach conclusions about what they think should happen in society.

Diversity and inclusion under a Labour government were the focus of a roundtable held in Westminster today with Ashley Dalton MP, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities.

For someone who has been involved in Labour politics my whole life, I now feel a real excitement about the year ahead. There’s no complacency, but the Labour Party now has the best shot at returning to government for the first time in over a decade.

Citizens' Assemblies are a proven approach to democratic decision-making. These assemblies serve as dynamic platforms where individuals can come together to deliberate on complex social issues, offering a fresh perspective through a diagonal demographic slice of the population.

In the five years I’ve had the privilege of writing a monthly Saturday column, Britain has gone through huge change. When I first wrote we were entering what would be the dog-days of Theresa May’s turbulent premiership. Buffeted by Brexit winds, they ultimately caused her downfall.

Mandatory socioeconomic tracking and legislation on socioeconomic discrimination are key to making genuine progress on social mobility and ensuring that career opportunities are accessible to everyone.

The Purpose Coalition is proud to announce the shortlist of winners for the Purpose Coalition Awards 2023, Breaking Down Barriers, partnered with Sodexo.

UK Government Minister for Scotland John Lamont visited the headquarters of SMS plc in Glasgow to meet employees and apprentices and hear more about the company’s work to drive forward the UK’s Net-Zero agenda. 

The Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression at the Department for Work and Pensions, Mims Davies MP has joined pro-social mobility Purpose Coalition employers for a Westminster roundtable on the menopause and women’s health in the workplace - to break down barriers to opportunity. 

In a collaborative effort to drive social mobility, The Purpose Coalition partnered with Sodexo at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to host the Purposeful Business Reception

A groundbreaking report which assesses students’ basic needs was launched today at an event hosted by Staffordshire University and the Purpose Coalition on the first day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, has today met with Clive Higgins of Leonardo UK - a leading Purpose Coalition Member - alongside former Education Secretary Rt Hon Justine Greening, and former Skills Minister Rt Hon Anne Milton to discuss and explore reform to the apprenticeship levy.

If you are born in a position of disadvantage, it will be harder now than at any point over the last half century to move up the social ladder.

Sir Keir Starmer may have pulled one or two punches by leaving all the biggest jobs in his Shadow Cabinet

unchanged, but the significance of the changes he has made to several mid-level roles should not be underestimated.

An estimated 340,000 people died whilst on a waiting list in 2022, compared to 240,000 in 2017 - a 42 per cent rise, which represents more than 60 per cent of all deaths in England. 

We all have a stake in fixing the regional and class-driven disadvantage that the exam results expose

While we see daily reports of the challenges that many people are continuing to face as they struggle with the cost of living, a slew of headlines is fast approaching on the huge profits that many of the UK’s biggest businesses are set about to announce.

The Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net-Zero made the visit to Doncaster – where low-carbon solutions company SMS employ 100 people – as part of an awareness event organised by The Purpose Coalition

Whilst many expected this week’s trio of by-elections to result in wipeout for Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party, the results gave the leaders of each of England’s three main party leaders cause for hope ahead of the next general election.