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Authored by Professor Marc Stears (果冻影院 Political Science) and Luke Tryl, Director of More in Common, The Respect Agenda finds that much of the public feel their concerns are overlooked. Many are frustrated by how those in power seem indifferent to workers' views鈥攑articularly those without degrees. It finds also that these issues have been building for some time and are a barrier to tackling the challenges facing the country.

Professor Marc Stears said: 鈥淔or too many years we have talked about 鈥榣eft behind communities鈥� and the need to 鈥榣evel up.鈥� Now we discover millions of people across the country feel that they are not given the respect they deserve, by their politicians or many of their key institutions. It is time for this to change and for leaders of all kinds to work together to build a future that respects the potential contribution of us all.鈥�

The research also shows the potential electoral benefits of focusing on respect, as voters hold the importance of respect in high regard.

Luke Tryl said: 鈥淎s the countdown to next year鈥檚 General Election begins in earnest, voters are clear what they most want to see and hear from politicians 鈥� an agenda of respect.鈥�

A central finding of the report听is identifying who the public feels is respected by those in power, and who isn鈥檛.

Luke Tryl said: 鈥淭he public think that for too long those in power have offered respect based on the size of someone鈥檚 bank balance or the number of letters after their name rather than on how they contribute to our country and their local communities.鈥�

Laying the groundwork for this report, the 果冻影院 Policy Lab worked with researchers and community partners on a project called Ordinary Hope, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, to explore the implications of this respect agenda. It will soon be releasing a special edition of the 果冻影院 Policy Lab magazine featuring voices from economics and political science exploring how Britain鈥檚 institutions could better meet people's appetite for a new agenda for respect.听

Professor Lindsey Macmillan (IOE, 果冻影院鈥檚 Faculty of Education and Society) is a member of the Ordinary Hope project and Director of the Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities at the IOE. She believes that the project creates an opportunity for collaboration.

Professor Lindsey Macmillan said: 鈥淎t a time when we face so many challenges, the Ordinary Hope project seeks to shift the narrative, to collectively energise people from all walks of life towards a future that we can all play a part in designing.鈥�

Links

• Read the report
• Panel at Labour Party Conference
• Professor Marc Stears鈥� academic profile
• 果冻影院 Political Science
• 果冻影院 Policy Lab
• 果冻影院 Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences听
• 果冻影院 Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO)
• IOE 果冻影院's Faculty of Education and Society
• Ordinary Hope project

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• Credit: More in Common