Social inequality is persistent and systematic. Often where you start in life is where you’ll end up. When paths to opportunity seem blocked for so many, it’s no surprise we see negative situations develop. If you believe your only path to recognition, and inclusion...

Local Village Network is a grassroots charity that supports the inclusion and equality of vulnerable young people (14-24 year olds), typically at risk of exclusion or NEET...

I am delighted to lend my support to this important initiative. My fellow DL Bruce Houlder has galvanised multiple agencies to produce a truly collaborative resource that will engage and empower the community of greater London in the fight against knife violence...

Since 23 March 2020, when the first lockdown began, we have all had to adapt and rise to the challenges which have come our way - individually, organisationally and most importantly, as a collective for the future...

There is no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed everything, from how we live, socialise, learn, work and access healthcare to name but a few. We know for sure mental health has deteriorated across the population, domestic violence has increased steeply...

It all began in November 2019 in conversation with the chairman of the Tutu Foundation in London, Clive Conway, and the leading educationalist Sir William Atkinson, who had 'turned around' Phoenix High School, a secondary school near White City...

I joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC (RUC GC) in Northern Ireland in 1999, in what was a time of great hope that our period of sustained violence known as “The Troubles” was ending and a new more peaceful Northern Ireland was emerging...

For close to 40 years, Business in the Community has supported communities to become great places to live, work and play.

Streets of Growth is a community-led charity, based and operating in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. We set up in 2001 as a founding group of adult and young neighbours to tackle the youth disaffection, gangs, and associated knife crime in our neighbourhoods...

Serious violence, including knife crime and exploitation, affects many communities across our district. The more organisations tackling knife crime work together and share information, the better we shall be able to help those young people at risk, and the better it will be for...

Knife crime continues to be a significant concern: there were more than 47,000 Police-recorded offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in the 12 months to September 2020. Offences involving knives or sharp instruments have been rising since the year ending March 2014...

Community Links, part of Catch22, is rooted in East London, providing support and opportunity to thousands of people every year. We transform lives and were founded on two principles: to find new solutions to old problems and to deliver them with the whole community...