Our Research

Rosie Ashley, 14 August 2020 Black Lives Matter – what is it? To kick off our research sprint we needed to take a step back to understand the context of Black Lives Matter (BLM) and its origin. In 2013, the BLM movement began in the United States, opposing police brutality and violence against people of colour. Since then, a series of protests have rippled through the United States in response to black people being killed by police, and police being acquitted or not satisfact

Natalie Walker, 7 August 2020 A few weeks ago, I took my first flight since COVID-19 upended our nation. I was with my family. I was sitting in my seat, diligently wearing my mask, with my one-year-old on my lap napping. In this rare, quiet moment to myself, I was struck by how stuffy and difficult it was to breathe while wearing a mask (praise the doctors and nurses who are doing this all day, every day). Damn COVID-19, I thought. My mind then jumped to how hard it was to br

Natalie Walker, 4 August 2020 Today we’re launching a new initiative at Inside Policy called Inside Research. It may seem an odd time to be launching research projects when economic uncertainty and COVID-19 dance at our door, however as a team we felt it was the right time to provide insight into complex issues that need perspective and informed debate if are to actively redress them. As social policy advisors and specialists, we’re driven by a desire to change the world one