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Voices of Ordinary Hope
Let's get ready to crumble - combating division over a cup of tea
Maff Potts, member of the Ordinary Hope core group and Founder and Director of the Association of Camerados, discusses the divisions stoked by culture wars and elections, and Camerados' new campaign on how to disagree well and still enjoy each other's company.
Ordinary Hope and Mobilising National Participation to Build Our Future
Emily Bolton, founder and leader of Our Future, describes how the Ordinary Hope project proposes a new approach to social policy by harnessing the potential that exists in communities across the UK to understand and fix the issues that affect them.
A new playbook for effective leadership with Jon Stokes, Nigel Ball and Ian Taylor
We spoke with Ordinary Hope core group members Jon Stokes and Nigel Ball about a new approach to leadership. And why it matters for politics. They were joined by Ian Taylor, co-author with Nigel of a new publication 'Cross-sector collaboration: Insights from a leaders' Playbook'.
Remaking conservatism with Adam Hawksbee
We sat down with Adam Hawksbee, one of the most influential voices in contemporary conservative policy-making and someone widely tipped to play a major role in developing conservative thought after the general election.
Supporting an ecosystem for transformative change with Gary Lubner
We speak to Gary Lubner founder of This Day on why he thinks it is so important to support social changemakers in communities across the UK.
We need to be equitable about the redistribution of power from Chrisann Jarrett
Chrisann Jarrett, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of We Belong and member of the 果冻影院 Policy Lab’s inaugural Advisory Council, is one of Britain’s most successful campaigners for social change. She reflects here on the role of universities in that process.
The Respect Agenda: How Britain Can Get Its Future Back from Marc Stears
Marc Stears, Director of the 果冻影院 Policy Lab, makes the case for how the UK can reset its politics and rebuild faith in the country’s institutions by prioritising respect for ordinary people.
Lives less ordinary: why government should embrace human complexity from Paul Kissack
Reflecting on his experience in Whitehall, Paul Kissack writes about how policymakers can’t ‘public service reform’ our way to better lives: instead we need to focus much more on the structural economic and social conditions in which people live.
Hope comes ashore in Grimsby
Our Future and Grimsby Town Football Club have partnered to help bring a town together and build a shared vision for the future. James Baggaley traveled to the seaside town to speak with Emily Bolton, Our Future CEO and Jason Stockwood, Grimsby Town’s Chair and co-owner
How they helped: learning from the community response to COVID-19
The COVID enquiry has brought into sharp focus a time many had sought to forget. An understandable human response to a traumatic period. Yet for Ordinary Hope member, Piali Das Gupta, the need for us all to learn lessons from that period remains.