“As I argue in Poverty Trapped bias can ruin life chances if it stops the best candidates from being hired or promoted on merit at work. It doesn’t matter if the bias is accidental or deliberate; employers lose the top talent either way, and the best candidates miss opportunities unfairly too. But many…
There were moments over the last few years when we all felt as though we’d never get ‘back to normal’. Every time we took a step forward, Covid would send us two steps back. But now, at last, it finally feels like we’re getting there… This really hit me when…
Weston’s MP, John Penrose, has welcomed £310,000 Government cash for two projects to make central Weston safer and reduce car use by improving walking and cycling routes instead. The first project is developing a ‘Liveable Neighbourhood’ in central Weston, where people can live within walking or cycling distance of work,…