JRF Weekly Publications and Blogs: w/b 21st January 2013

 

View this email in a web browser New Publications and Blogs w/b 21 January 2013 Can you help us improve our website? Please could you participate in a test of how easy it is to find things on our test webpage? It will take around 10 minutes and will provide us with valuable information, which will help us improve the site. Thank you very much for your time. Take the test here. Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Scotland 2013 What are the most significant poverty trends in Scotland today? Research by Hannah Aldridge, Peter Kenway and Tom MacInnes Reducing poverty must be central to the debate about Scottish independence Shocking inequalities in health and wealth have been revealed by the sixth Monitoring Poverty in Scotland report from JRF. Blog by Tom MacInnes What Cities Outlook 2013 tells us about how cities can promote economic growth What can we learn from a new report about how our cities are performing? Josh Stott explores the issues. Blog by Josh Stott Reality, resources, resilience: regeneration in a recession This paper, from Scotland's Independent Regeneration Network (SURF), looks at how the recession is impacting upon disadvantaged communities in Scotland. Research by Andy Milne and Derek Rankine Reality of UK poverty captured in online BBC Storyville films Three eye-opening JRF/BBC documentaries are now available to watch online. Filmmaker Andy Glynne discusses the Why Poverty? series. Blog by Andy Glynne Most obese people are not poor What truth is there in Anna Soubry's claim that most overweight people are also poor? Chris Goulden investigates. Blog by Chris Goulden No longer wish to receive these alerts? Unsubscribe here (warning: choosing this link will unsubscribe you instantly) The Joseph Rowntree Foundation seeks to understand the root causes of social problems, identify ways of overcoming them, and show how social needs can be met in practice.