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Posts Tagged: social capital

Sunder Katwala: Strengthing social capital in more deprived areas during the age of Coronavirus

There are still five million adults – around one in ten – who are not online. Twice as many lack the skills and confidence to navigate the online world effectively.

By Sunder Katwala | 14 May 2020 | 22 comments

Robert Halfon: Thatcherism was wrong. We need to build social as well as economic capital. Including in our schools.

Educational traditionalists are wrong to believe that if we focus on academic rigour and high standards alone, everything else will fall into place.

By Robert Halfon MP | 13 February 2019 | 69 comments

Robert Halfon: There’s a sense in the air that party splits are coming. But here’s a surprise – they won’t be over Europe

Plus: ditching Corbyn – it’s not that easy for Britain’s Jews. And: thanks to Tracey Crouch and Danny Kruger, the Big Society is back.

By Robert Halfon MP | 15 August 2018 | 93 comments

Robert Halfon: Do Barwell’s bean-counters lack the vision to see why Tories must campaign for social justice?

Plus: why John Bald is wrong to be critical on this site of the Education Select Committee’s report on school exclusions.

By Robert Halfon MP | 1 August 2018 | 13 comments

Robert Halfon: Our schools are the best ever – now let’s build on that success, and deliver more social justice

High educational standards are essential, but the most disadvantaged children also need help with workplace skills and social capital.

By Robert Halfon MP | 19 December 2017 | 16 comments

David Boyle: What will Theresanomics look like?

There has been huge investment in physical capital. But meanwhile, the effort to revitalise our human capital has been fragmented, centralised and half-hearted.

By David Boyle | 8 October 2016 | 33 comments

WATCH: Capitalism as a moral force. Tim Montgomerie interviews Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

The former Chief Rabbi also speaks about his new book, “Not in God’s Name.”

20 June 2015 | 14 comments

Is our society fit to send soldiers off to war?

Our modern way of life is fundamentally unsupportive of returning soldiers.

By Peter Franklin | 4 June 2015 | 18 comments

Samantha Callan: Osborne should make the marriage allowance meaningful in the Budget – and here’s how

This is a social justice issue: people with lower incomes aspire to get married, but face significantly higher financial and cultural barriers to doing so.

By Samantha Callan | 13 March 2015 | 55 comments

All things considered we’re much more unequal than we think we are

When things like like “family stability, imperfectly treatable health problems, and community engagement” are taken into account, the class divide becomes a chasm.

By Peter Franklin | 9 March 2015 | 14 comments

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