Open letter in response to What Works Centre's critique of Family Group Conferencing Report sparks vigorous defence of model widely used across the UK when working with families and criticism of centre's research methodology News 21 Mar 2020
Trump pandered to racism says Ireland’s former president Mary Robinson Former Ireland president Mary Robinson launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump, claiming the US president had pandered to racism to win power. News 6 Jul 2018
Social work expertise is now crucial to world peace The world needs more social workers and more community social work if global goals for sustainable progress are to be met. News 6 Jul 2018
'We must strip back the wallpaper of practice and make poverty visible' Social work's campaigning role underlined News 22 Jun 2022
Value of community social work highlighted as UN warns of 'development emergency' High-level meeting could lead to closer links between social work and UN development agenda News 7 Sep 2020
Give grieving families named social worker after disasters - Andy Burnham Call from Greater Manchester mayor at BASW England's social work in disaster conference News 3 Dec 2019
Why Hong Kong social workers stand against the extradition law Viewpoint: Social work academic Prof. Raees Begum Baig says human rights protections are threatened by a controversial extradition proposal by the Hong Kong government Viewpoint 14 Jun 2019
'Children coming in and out of the room' during remote family hearings Report highlighting concerns prompts President of Family Court to consider further guidance News 7 May 2020
The cost of not promoting the health and wellbeing of social workers The social wellbeing of others depends upon many factors including, crucially, the quality of care available to vulnerable citizens. Viewpoint 23 Sep 2022
"We all need access to warm housing" "We work alongside some of the most marginalised people in society. We also work with imperfect systems and structures." News 9 Feb 2023