The fourth in our mini-series of pieces from the Centre for Social Justice on the virus – and helping those in deep poverty.
Duncan Smith names “five giants”: family breakdown, worklessness, serious personal debt, addiction and educational underachievement.
The first in a mini-series of pieces from the Centre for Social Justice on Covid-19 – and helping those in deep poverty.
We would like to hear from people under the age of 35 with an exciting idea or contribution to policy debate.
Research has found that offenders visited in prison by their family were less likely to reoffend within a year of release than those who were not.
It needs a clear prevention strategy in place by year-end, to provide a clear framework for local councils, and to roll out the Housing First Programme.
Serious Violence Reduction Orders send a strong message that violence and carrying weapons can and will be stopped.
My modest proposal is this: let’s do a major programme of controlled trials to test these ideas, and see what, if anything, makes a difference.
One principle would stop us being seen as a soft touch for crime: care for the abused properly, and they will help dismantle the gangs.
The Chancellor is groping his way, knowing well that the future is unknowable, trying to hold on to as much of the past as he can.
Several wonder how these big spending pledges are sustainable.
We’ve seen gunshot wounds and babies born as a result of rape. With UK Border Force in Dover, we found a girl heading for a lifetime of sexual slavery.
The CSJ’s proposals would bring practices in line with the private sector – and establish a new contract of fairness.
Time is running out for the Government to rescue those in the sector, with companies losing millions of pounds each week.
The sixth in our mini-series of pieces from the Centre for Social Justice on the virus – and aiding those in deep poverty.