Russell Hargrave

is a freelance journalist

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Commissioners quit over slow progress of social mobility

The members of an independent statutory body set up to improve the progress of social mobility in... Read more
JRF: Greater numbers of children and pensioners in poverty

The number of children and pensioners living in poverty is rising, according to research from the... Read more
Research highlights ways to streamline local authority funding

The way funding for local authorities in England is assessed could be simpler, fairer and more... Read more
DFiD pledges £40m to ‘stamp out’ modern slavery

The UK has vowed to “stamp out” modern slavery through a £40m aid package, the... Read more
Northern Powerhouse parliamentary lobby group launches

A cross-party parliamentary group has been set up to lobby for progress on the Northern Powerhouse... Read more
Brexit must usher in ‘drastic’ funding formula review, says commission

The way public funding is distributed should be overhauled after the UK leaves the EU and made more... Read more
FirstGroup consolidates pension assets in LGPS

The transport provider FirstGroup has announced plans to consolidate its pension scheme assets... Read more
Parts of Britain in ‘social mobility cold spots’

Some parts of Britain “are being left behind economically and hollowed out socially”,... Read more
OECD: UK economy will slow for at least two more years

The UK economy will continue to slow until at least 2019, according to analysis from the... Read more
Government will pay full costs of Manchester Arena terrorist attack

The government has announced that it will cover the full costs of dealing with the aftermath of the... Read more

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