Andy Cook: To help reduce mass unemployment, back up Universal Credit with Universal Support
The first in a mini-series of pieces from the Centre for Social Justice on Covid-19 – and helping those in deep poverty.
Andy Cook: New stop and search powers are backed by the public – whatever the fashionable commentariat says
Serious Violence Reduction Orders send a strong message that violence and carrying weapons can and will be stopped.
Andy Cook: A private rental shake-up would improve security and change lives
Families should not suffer from the upheaval and anxiety of being evicted at two months’ notice, without legitimate grounds.
Andy Cook: Is the Prime Minister finally coming round to social justice?
To date she has steered clear of the phrase, but it should be core to the work of any government which wants all Britons to fulfil their potential.
Andy Cook: Give the poor a pay rise? Boost their productivity.
The Government must do much more to promote universities, apprenticeships and FE colleagues equally to ensure that young people get the skills they need.
Andy Cook: The Conservatives don’t need a majority to transform Britain
It is perfectly possible to govern well and enact great change with very little legislation. In fact, it can even be a blessing.
Andy Cook: Why our culture must change if today’s Budget changes for technical education are to work
Real change won’t happen until until technical courses gain equal esteem to academic ones.
Andy Cook: The industrial strategy must help the bottom 20 per cent improve their life chances
Too many people have seen little wage growth in over two decades, and remain in insecure jobs with no prospect of in-work progression.
Andy Cook: Whether we like it or not, school selection is happening, and usually by wealth
To reach deprived families you need to drag them to the front of the queue.
Andy Cook: Hammond has a chance to help many more people find work and escape poverty
The third piece in our mini-series on the Autumn Statement comes from the Centre for Social Justice.