Writing
Influencing Essentials is for people working in policy, public affairs and campaigns roles, with a focus on the third sector. It’s about the nuts and bolts of policy influencing and what helps make change happen.
Why listen to a charity policy wonk? by Ayaz Manji
Credibility, campaigning, and the ‘well you would say that’ test
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Why am I at this roundtable? by Ayaz Manji
Making big stakeholder meetings less daunting, and more useful
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Why aren’t my recommendations landing? by Ayaz Manji
Three ways to make policy asks sharper and more concrete
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Sick Notes is a newsletter about health, disability and reform of the social security system. I dig into the detail on these debates – informed by three years spent helping disabled people navigate the system, and ten years making the case for change.
The progressive case for welfare reform by Ayaz Manji
Progressives are losing the welfare debate. We need new ways to fight back.
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The right to try again by Ayaz Manji
The government want to make work less risky. But they need a new plan for how to do it.
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Medicalisation is the wrong target for social security reform by Ayaz Manji
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Does the emergency handbrake hold up? by Ayaz Manji
The Tony Blair Institute’s proposals to cut disability benefits don’t stack up, even on their own terms
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What the numbers can’t tell us about reforming employment support by Ayaz Manji
The OBR forecasts don’t tell the full story when it comes to reforming employment support for disabled people
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