The Prime Minister’s speech yesterday was a reminder that while Labour are obsessed by transfering income our focus instead is on improving lives.
We need to campaign on better Life Chances, find new innovative ways of measuring poverty, and tackle Britain’s biggest social problems.
Starting with Jobcentres, prisons and ambulances, there’s a long list of dysfunctional services that need fixing.
We must look at how home environments affect the opportunity to make a real difference to life chances. That’s where the CSJ and Christian Guy come in.
Under the Coalition, progress was very slow. With a majority, it can be different. The Director of the Centre for Social Justice sums up this week’s ConHome series.
It doesn’t matter how you cut it: the seat I’m contesting is very much the flashpoint of all of the ideological battles we face with Labour during this election campaign.
A tribute to the charities helping the lonely, sick, isolated and dependent on Thursday – and throughout the rest of each year.
The third piece in our mini-series about the Chancellor explores how he has balanced austerity with social policy innovation.
Lord Farmer’s maiden speech yesterday in a debate on Women, Homelessness, Domestic Violence and Social Exclusion.
The think-tank reaches its tenth anniversary this year. As its recent awards ceremony showed, it does thing differently – and with great success.
The financial services industry comes down hard on the poorest people, driving them into debt. What’s needed is ethical lenders.
We need to support people to fulfil their ambition of getting off benefits and relocating for work.
As it stands, it’s too easy for drug users to “game” the system – or avoid punishment if they do get caught.
All parents who are struggling – in their relationships with each other or with their children – need to access the help they need as early as possible.