The charities crisis

28/09/2020 | Reform

How the pandemic has affected the charity sector, by Stephen Tomkins

The coronavirus pandemic has been overwhelming for charities. Lockdown has devastated fundraising, whether through events, personal giving, shops and contracts. At the same time, many charities faced a sharp … Read More

Interview: Fair enough?

28/09/2020 | Reform

Joe Osman, who worked for Traidcraft for 40 years since it was founded, talks to Stephen Tomkins

The fair trading business Traidcraft began life in 1974 as Tearcraft, an operation of the charity Tearfund. Joe Osman joined in 1976, three … Read More

Reviews – October 2020

28/09/2020 | Reform

The Greta good

I am GretaDirected by Nathan Grossman98 minutesReleased on 16 October

Greta Thunberg is, without doubt, a remarkable young woman. And this is a remarkable film, although not perhaps for the reasons you might expect.

What’s remarkable is … Read More

Three cheers for the free press

28/09/2020 | Reform

What are we to do about unsatisfactory publications? (And yes, I’m aware of all the rude answers that question invites.) What should we do about press and media that are guilty of bias, or that are in the control of … Read More

Coming together

28/09/2020 | Reform

Stephen Tomkins explores an awardwinning social cafe project

Stocksbridge is a town built on steelmaking, ten miles north of the centre of Sheffield. In 2015, Sheffield Council decided the town should open a social cafe, as this had worked in … Read More

Art in focus: September 2020

29/08/2020 | Reform

Jawahar AnshurMarc Quinn, concrete

Marc Quinn made headlines in July for his sculpture, A Surge of Power (Jen Reid), which was immediately removed by Bristol Council from the plinth newly vacated by the controversial figure of Edward Colston. Some people … Read More