Ministers back H&F’s blueprint for connecting young residents with careers in world-leading businesses.

Senior Government ministers joined Hammersmith & Fulham Council to celebrate the Pathway Bond at Parliament on Thursday 23 October, presenting a new initiative that connects young residents with careers in science, technology, engineering, maths, medicine and media (STEM³).

Part of the next phase of H&F’s pioneering industrial strategy, Upstream London, the Pathway Bond brings together businesses and educators to create clear pathways from classroom to career in the industries shaping our future.

H&F Leader Cllr Stephen Cowan told the event that – since its 2017 launch in partnership with Imperial College London – Upstream London has brought more than £6billion of business investment, creating more than 13,000 new STEM³ jobs and making H&F the fastest growing borough in London. Read more

The government will announce it Autumn Budget on Thursday 26 November. In this article, Shakira Sharma from Civil Society discusses what will guide this year’s budget and what to look out for. Take a look here.

We’ve joined Equally Ours and more than 150 civil society leaders in calling on the Prime Minister and his cabinet to provide consistent leadership to advance inclusion, equality and anti-racism, in the face of the increasingly harmful impact of far-right activity on public and political life in the UK. We recommend concrete actions the government can take, working in partnership with civil society, to stand up for everyone’s human rights. Find out more in the new Guardian article here.

Here are some tips from Jay Kennedy, DSC’s Director of Policy and Research, on how to build a successful charity campaign. Take a look here.