About this episode

Baroness Ruth Lister CBE discusses social justice, child poverty, and the role of social work in addressing these issues in the UK.

One hundred not out for Let’s Talk Social Work! To mark our centenary, we’re delighted to welcome Baroness Ruth Lister CBE onto the podcast for a unique ‘in conversation’ episode on a host of topic areas, from social justice to human rights, asylum and immigration, child safeguarding, and raising social work’s voice in parliament. Baroness Lister brings a wealth of experience and expertise in all of these areas, having dedicated her career to tackling child poverty, advocating for the most vulnerable in our society, and fighting for a more socially just country. Following a long stint working for the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and in various academic roles, Baroness Lister was appointed as a Labour Peer in 2011, where she has transferred her campaigning, knowledge and influence to Westminster, holding successive governments to account and working to improve key pieces of legislation passed by MPs. One of her most notable roles during this time has been as Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty and Inequality. The discussion begins by exploring why poverty continues to be a deepening blight on communities across the UK and the impact it’s having on social…

People in this episode

Guest: Baroness Ruth Lister CBE

Topics covered

• social justice
• human rights
• asylum and immigration
• child safeguarding
• child poverty
• social work advocacy

Keywords

• social work
• child poverty
• human rights
• asylum
• immigration
• social justice
• legislation
• advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Child Poverty Action Group, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty and Inequality

Places: UK, Westminster, UK Child Poverty Strategy

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