Global law firm Clyde & Co becomes the latest major law firm to publish a Breaking Down Barriers report with the Purpose Coalition, highlighting its work to widen access to opportunity across the UK.

Tom Hayes’ work to ensure that playgrounds that get lost to development are replaced makes him our MP of this week.

Sureena Brackenridge’s work on place-based inequality and deprivation makes her this week’s stand out MP.

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has launched a Breaking Down Barriers Impact Report in collaboration with the Purpose Coalition, spotlighting the university’s work to remove barriers and expand opportunity for students, staff, and local communities. 

Andrew Ranger’s recent report on social mobility has identified three major barriers to opportunity and proposed actionable solutions to break them down.

Natasha Irons has stood out recently for her strong advocacy for young people and social mobility in her constituency of Croydon East.

The local elections wipeout proves that out-Reforming Reform cannot and does not work. Both Tories – and Labour – need to rethink hard and fast.

Nominees for the Breaking down Barriers Awards 2025 have been revealed in advance of a ceremony in Parliament on Monday 24 March which will announce the final winners.

The UK faces a chronic shortage of affordable and suitable housing. According to government estimates, the country needs to build at least 300,000 homes annually to meet demand, a target that has repeatedly been missed.

Last week, Carolyn Harris MP, Member of Parliament for Neath and Swansea East, hosted a parliamentary reception organised together with Sodexo UK & Ireland and The Purpose Coalition, the event highlighted the transformative potential of hiring ex-offenders.

Prime Ministers love nothing more than a target – focusing the minds of Ministers, in addition to – and particularly – the civil service.

Welcome to the inaugural Purpose Power List, our curated list that celebrates leaders who are #leadingwithpurpose through their dedication to impact-driven work.

Boris promised to ‘level-up’ communities across the country, and it was in part for that reason that so many lifelong Labour supporters switched their votes for the very first time.

Donald Trump's shock return to the White House this week has shocked many. Reading the Exit Polls on Tuesday night showing in-depth voter behaviour data from across the United States, it was clear that one of the key reasons people opted to vote for Trump is that the felt worse off than they did four years ago.

Whatever the colour of the rosette, politicians always want us to believe their latest plans are bigger and better than anything that has come before.

The general election result in July signalled an appetite for change, loudly and clearly. Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge of a mission-driven administration with new priorities, providing a renewed sense of national purpose, clearly resonated strongly across the country.

Working together in partnership is the only way to tackle the wide range of challenges that the country is facing and deliver a fairer society. That was the message from the Chair of the Breaking Down Barriers Commission, Nick Forbes CBE, as he addressed the Social Value Conference 2024 in Birmingham.

Leading energy and sustainable solutions company E.ON and the Purpose Coalition unveil a blueprint for sector-specific businesses on their potential to deliver much wider social change.

On 31 July, HMP Addiewell in West Lothian hosted a visit from Lord Walney. The visit showcased the positive impact being created by Sodexo’s Starting Fresh programme.