The economic generation gap

(19-Feb-2010)

The topic of how different generations are bearing the brunt of the Great Recession may not make front page headlines, but it’s simmering beneath the surface, particularly in Britain.

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Marriage: public institution or private arrangement?

(12-Feb-2010)

Marriage is frequently in the news; behind the headlines of celebrity affairs by Tiger Woods and John Terry, or the battle over legality of same-sex marriages, or the debate over the extent of damage caused by divorce, there lies the dilemma over whether marriage is a public or private issue.

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Blair's bravado

(05-Feb-2010)

Last week Tony Blair addressed the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war, expressing again his convictions that invading Iraq in March 2003 was the right thing to do. “I had to take this decision as Prime Minister....

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Relationships Global is a network of people and organisations who recognise the importance of relationships to human wellbeing, and seek to combat the causes of relational poverty and build a better world.

 

“Relationships are the missing piece of the political puzzle.  As we struggle to adapt to the domination of the bottom line and to constant economic, social and technological change, the factor invariably omitted from the equation is human relationships.”  Lindsay Tanner, Australian MP and cabinet minister.

 

"Happiness and well being do not come from our freedom to break free of bonds but instead to commit ourselves to relationships. Our sense of identity does not simply come from within – what we want to be – but from our interconnectedness and interdependence." Charles Leadbeater, author and consultant







Social elements of TBL (triple bottom line) reporting (Philip Powell, 2010)
Brief research report on how large public companies are thinking about and reporting on their social impact
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