The consequences of another interest rate rise are bleak. On Thursday, new analysis from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research found that by the end of 2023, more than a million households will run out of savings because of higher mortgage repayments, taking the proportion of insolvent households to nearly 30%, with the largest impact in Wales and the North East.

On International Women in Engineering Day 2023 Southeastern, the railway company serving Kent Sussex and Southeast London has honoured engineering trailblazer Kent-born Verena Holmes

A survey commissioned by the company earlier this year found that they are still regarded as the economic and social bedrock of UK communities, with 82% saying that they are important for local communities and 64% believing that they support their local economy.

Shadow Minister for Business and Industry, Bill Esterson MP, has officially launched the Purpose Coalition’s latest report, Entrepreneurial Revolution, in partnership with SME for Labour.

Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer, alongside Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero, and Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sawar has today announced the fourth of the party’s five ‘Missions’ for government - focused on ‘making Britain a clean energy superpower’

Purpose Coalition partner, Amazon, has announced that it is set to offer parents, grandparents and guardians working in its UK warehouses the option to work during term-time only.

Sodexo has today published its 2023 Social Impact Report, which highlights progress and outcomes delivered against the commitments laid out in its Social Impact Pledge.

Leading social mobility campaigner and former Education Secretary, Rt Hon Justine Greening has joined forces with the Centre for Inequality and Levelling Up at the University of West London to launch a groundbreaking survey on social mobility tracking attitudes of employers.

Two of the country’s biggest banks, Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group, have announced that they are closing another 63 branches across the country, following an earlier raft of closures at the beginning of 2023.

It was a little over a decade ago - whilst at school - that I became familiar with Young Enterprise, as an opportunity to start your own business. It can be seen as a daunting task, but if we can embed the social norm of entrepreneurship across our country, it can be a powerful opportunity to drive social mobility.

Access to more detailed regional data will help deliver more effective social mobility strategies across the country.

NHS leaders have voiced concerns that the continued delay in the publication by the Government of an NHS workforce plan is leaving the NHS in limbo.

The roundtable was an opportunity for the Minister to learn more about the work of private sector Purpose Coalition organisations and the benefits of Young Enterprise for teachers and young people across the UK.

Fundamentally, whether you call it improving opportunities, social mobility, levelling up, or something else entirely, it means the same thing - regenerating communities and delivering change.

As we approach the next election, health will remain a crucial battleground. It’s one of the most important issues facing voters, and any political party putting themselves up for election without a clear plan to deliver the health services people want to see is unlikely to win.

Ramsay Health Care is in a particularly unique position as the largest independent healthcare provider in the country - with over 35 sites across England. It’s comprehensive partnerships with the NHS, large-scale workforce and connection’s with the local community means it has the potential to affect profound change across a range of our Purpose Goals.

Universities play a crucial role in their local areas, outside their primary function of providing degree-level education for their students. The best, purpose-led universities also improve standards in schools and drive economic growth in their communities.

This week, Leader Sir Keir Starmer and Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting unveiled their ‘NHS mission’. It’s a key battleground that undoubtedly commands the public’s attention but its success is also vital to the social and economic recovery of the country.

As the main political parties begin to lock horns on what are likely to be the big manifesto issues of a general election the NHS remains the hot topic, with workforce recruitment and retention at the top of the list.

“Are you thinking what we’re thinking?”. In the 2005 General Election that was the question that Conservative leader Michael Howard asked voters in posters on billboards around the country.