Blog posts by Abigail Scott Paul

Ken Loach’s The Spirit of ’45 is an emotive call to action that risks falling on deaf ears

by Abigail Scott Paul

A new film says we need the spirit of 1945 to respond to contemporary poverty, but who will listen, asks Abigail Scott Paul.

#TroubleontheEstate: how can we build support for ending poverty without resorting to stereotypes?

by Abigail Scott Paul

I am in two minds about Richard Bilton's warts and all look at life on the Shadsworth Estate in Blackburn - one of Britain's poorest estates – shown on Panorama on Tuesday night.

Where’s your innovation mojo?

by Abigail Scott Paul

We need to rediscover our 'innovation mojo' – that was the upbeat message from American Bruce Katz at the Phoenix Cities book launch on Wednesday.