Report

Prose not poetry – delivering from day 1

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice outlines seven policy areas in the new Government’s in-tray that will demand their immediate attention.

This report outlines seven policy areas sitting in the new Government’s in-tray that will demand their immediate attention. Some of these are urgent and recent, such as overflowing prisons and children missing from school. Others follow longer term trends, such as the decline in family stability and rise in economic inactivity. But all of them are important and in five years’ time the public will once again have the chance to judge this Government on their progress in these areas.

The Centre for Social Justice has been researching and advocating for the most disadvantaged individuals in society for 20 years and believes that none of the challenges we face are intractable. In fact, alongside each of the problems presented here are deliverable solutions, informed by data, expertise, and most importantly the hundreds of grassroots poverty-fighting charities with whom we work.

Five years is a long time in politics, but as days turn to weeks, turn to months, it will go fast, and if we are going to see the results of any action, that action needs to begin today. There will be trade-offs and tough choices, but if this Government can demonstrate improvements in these areas, they may just be trusted with five years more.