Sleeping rough is more than the lack of a bed; it’s a personal and social tragedy. How we respond to it is a litmus test for our society.
Each Secretary of State in every department should examine the impact of their department’s policies on families’ lives.
As he battled the agri-barons, and Thatcher battled the union barons, so we must champion the underdog against the corporatist barons of today.
We need more houses, not just to buy, but to rent – truly affordably, as well. This is a social justice issue.
It is not a fix-all, but I hope its measures will produce a real improvement in the number of people who become homeless in the first place.
The Homelessness Reduction Act comes into force in April. But councils should use their public health budgets to provide specialist help to those who need it.
The PM clearly feels the tide of battle has changed, and that she can wear down her adversaries.
I joined the Conservatives six months after this year’s general election, with a vision to help us progress in the area of social equality.
The Government needs to see the private rented sector as part of the solution rather than the problem.
It is perfectly possible to govern well and enact great change with very little legislation. In fact, it can even be a blessing.
CCHQ and the Policy Board need to take a long hard look at our recent campaign, and work out what we can rapidly learn from it in terms of techniques and messages.
There is a radical, ambitious zeal evident throughout the document, and it is shown again in the desire to end iniquitous disparities between the generations.
It can be done, but it requires a great deal of political ambition.
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