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Tanzania has been fighting a war against HIV for decades, but infection rates remain high despite policymakers spending billions of dollars on prevention every year. 4.8% Tanzanian adults still live with HIV, compared to 0.16% in the UK. In 2019 alone, 27,000 Tanzanians died from AIDS. This is because policymakers paid insufficient attention to evidence highlighting the importance of the structural factors including … Continued

For well over 200 years, imprisonment has been one of society's preferred punishments. But is it effective? Well, that depends on the goal. It was once a priority that punishments be "humane." That priority underpinned punishment's move toward imprisonment and away from torture, the death penalty and other grueling alternatives. But pinning punishment to humanity … Continued

A new report from Amnesty International acknowledges the dispossession and displacement of Palestinians from their homes as a crucial pillar of Israel's apartheid system. It inveighs that (opens in a new w"According to one estimate, Israel has expropriated over 10,000 shops, 25,000 buildings and almost 60% of the fertile land belonging to Palestinian refugees in … Continued

March 2022 marks a big step forward for children in Italy. For the first time in its history, Italy introduces a universal child allowance: a 'historical act' in the words of the Minister for Family and Equal Opportunities, Elena Bonetti. The new allowance overcomes inconsistencies of the previous system by not discriminating based on employment … Continued

Before starting my PhD, I remember meeting PhD students who complained they didn't have enough time to do their research. I wondered, 'They have 3+ years for research – how on earth are these people filling their time?' I'm now just over halfway through my PhD. Since last year, I have been tracking how much … Continued

In the run up to the Chancellor's spring statement today, much of the debate has focused what support will be made available to those on low income and those struggling most with the rising costs of living. Poverty campaigners have called to uprate benefits in line with inflation and to strengthen existing support. In times … Continued

"There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives." – Audre Lorde Intersectional approaches to policy analysis help us understand the glaring reality that lies ahead. An intersectional approach is one that considers the fault lines that connect race, gender and class. Applying that approach to policy analysis … Continued

The Gig Economy is increasingly seen to reward hustle, flexibility, autonomy, specialised skills, deep expertise, or in-demand experience and creative abilities along with entrepreneurial work formats that demand skills such as comfort with developing income streams, marketing and connecting yourself to gig offers. The gig economy offers both good and bad jobs and opens new … Continued

In 2020, the lockdowns and restrictions enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic drew economies across the world to a standstill. Consequently, governments sought alternative ways to operate the economy and society. One of the major solutions to the lack of human interaction we envisioned was to go online or work with digital tools. Remote … Continued