UK civic space: what is happening? 2024-2025
Bond has continued to track and analyse changes to civic space in the UK over the last 12 months. We have identified nine new trends which we believe are shaping the environment for civil society in the UK.
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What is happening to civic space in the UK? Latest trends and analysis
Our new report, the second in our annual series, identifies nine new trends that are shaping the environment for civil society in the UK. Find out more about what we discovered from Bibusa Musukwa and Rowan Popplewell.
Five things we learnt from the new Development Minister’s first appearance at the IDC
Baroness Chapman appeared for the first time in front of the International Development Committee last week to lay out some of her priorities following the Prime Minister and Chancellor’s short-sighted decision to cut UK ODA. So, what did we learn?
How financial inclusion uplifts the lives of women and children
When economic inequality, hunger and malnutrition exist and seem like an unchangeable reality, one truth is clear: access to financial services and livelihoods has the power to change everything.
