Independent think tank putting social justice at the heart of British politics
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💼A total of 98 policy measures were announced in yesterday's budget - a record number.
But how many of these policies address the most urgent questions facing our economy and society?
@JoeShalam weighs in on our latest Substack out now.
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The government has chosen Budget day to publish its High Street Strategy.
A quick glance explains why.
Its a missed opportunity to tackle the shoplifting, dodgy shops, and ASB blighting our communities. A🧵
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BUDGET LATEST: The Chancellor has just announced that self-employed dads will now be eligible for two weeks of paternal pay🧑🍼
This is a great step towards increased family stability and active-father involvement: we welcome it.
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We were privileged to take part in research about the issues of NEETs in the North East.
1 in 5 of our young people are not in work, education or training. Hopefully, this research will lead to government action & support for our region💡
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The Centre for Social Justice retweeted
One in five young people in the North East are not in education, employment or training. We're proud to support @csjthinktank and 60+ regional leaders calling for action to tackle the #NEET crisis and unlock young people's potential. Read the report: ow.ly/XIQr5101fK0
How do we stop Britain's most vulnerable children from becoming tomorrow’s struggling adults❓
A panel discussion with @AllChildUK, taking lessons from @HCZOrg in New York.
Join us in person: lnkd.in/eWTaHXQG
Get notified when the livestream starts: lnkd.in/ezFtjN9y
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Working class white boys highest group to drop out after GCSEs.
This is a growing national crisis.
Boys lag girls from nursery to university.
They are more likely to be socially isolated – suspended from the classroom, excluded from school, and checked out of the workforce.
Research even suggests that the much-vaunted gender pay gap has reversed for the younger generation, with young women outearning their young male peers.
More gravely, young men make up almost the entirety of the prison youth estate and are twice as likely to take their own life than girls.
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The drug that's seeping into secondary schools🏫
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The harms of hidden addiction💊
Sisterhood the key to centenarians?👵
The Centre for Social Justice retweeted
This is a fantastic report - not least because it picks up on many of DCMS @HoCcommitteesUK's recommendations 👇🏻
👟 Nearly 100,000 more 11-16 year olds are completely inactive than in 2018.
Dame @cj_dinenage, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, and Lord Tony Sewell are backing our Fewer Screens, More Sport campaign.
We’re calling for a Right to Sport: at least five hours of extracurricular activity a week for every pupil, with two of those hours spent playing sport.
👟 Nearly 100,000 more 11-16 year olds are completely inactive than in 2018.
Dame @cj_dinenage, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, and Lord Tony Sewell are backing our Fewer Screens, More Sport campaign.
We’re calling for a Right to Sport: at least five hours of extracurricular activity a week for every pupil, with two of those hours spent playing sport.
🛏️ More than a quarter of a million 15 year olds hardly ever leave their bedroom except to go to school.
Reform UK’s London mayoral candidate @policylaila and @SuellaBraverman are backing our Fewer Screens, More Sport campaign to give every pupil a Right to Sport.
👟 Across five major parties, one message is clear: we need fewer screens, more sport.
Green Party MP @sianberry is the latest to back our call for a Right to Sport.
Children on free school meals are 10% less likely to take part in school sport. It's time we give every pupil the same chance.
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Mass welfare dependency is a symptom of a deeply broken and immoral economic model. Yet this link is rarely made, on both the right and the left.
A brilliant piece by my colleague @BenNebGregg.
Nearly one in six British adults – 6.7 million people – are now claiming out-of-work benefits. In over 3,300 neighbourhoods, claimants make up more than half the working-age population. In almost 19,000 they make up more than a third.
An historic shift from unemployment benefits to health-related claims has hidden this national scandal. In the last six years, the number of working-age adults claiming due to incapacity rose by 61 per cent, even as the prevalence of disability increased by only 16 per cent.
It is not hard to explain. Unlike in other countries, combining multiple cash-based benefits with a mental health claim exempts recipients from onerous work requirements and unlocks support that can deliver a tax-free income of over £27,000.
Throw in the fall in face-to-face assessments and several years of legal judgments lowering the bar for conditions such as anxiety or ADHD and the case seems closed.
✍️ Ben Gregg
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