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The Neighbourly Society - Collected Speeches 2001-2003

Oliver Letwin MP - 27 October 2003

What did the Prime Minister mean by the ‘causes’ of crime?

Choosing to be different: Women, work and the family

Jill Kirby - 01 June 2003

In this report, Jill Kirby examines the extent to which female outcomes in work are driven by rational preferences, as opposed to barriers for progression.

Broken Hearts: family decline and the consequences for society

Jill Kirby - 01 February 2002

In this paper, Jill Kirby explores the current evidence on family breakdown in the UK, and its effects both for the taxpayer and the good of society.

Welcome to the Asylum: Immigration and Asylum in the UK

Harriet Sergeant - 27 October 2001

Our immigration policy is an exercise in wishful thinking. We pretend that we control our borders when we have lost all control. We pretend we act humanely to asylum seekers when we do everything possible to prevent them arriving here legally then behave as if they barely exist or waste their talents. We need a fair, transparent and humane immigration policy. What is happening now is neither fair nor humane and certainly not transparent. Nor does it constitute a policy, either restrictive or open.

A Raw Deal for Lone Parents: Evaluating the Evidence

David Willetts MP and Nicholas Hillman - 27 October 2000

Gordon brown announced the New Deal for Lone Parents in his July 1997 Budget. Harriet Harman, then Secretary of State for Social Security, claimed ‘nearly all lone parents want to work… They want to work, not despite their children, but because of them’… we will hope lone mothers get off benefit and into work’.

The Four Failures of the New Deal

Damian Green MP - 08 November 1998

MP for Ashford, Damian Green investigates one of New Labour's flagship policies - the New Deal work programme - and finds how it is damaging to both the unemployed and business.

Privitise the Prosecutors: Efficiency and Justice in the Criminal Courts

Christopher Frazer - 26 October 1993

In 1985, the Conservative government created the Crown Prosecution Service. Unlike other state-administered services the CPS was not intended to further Utopian ideals of equality and social justice, nor to harmonise one area of public service provision with others.

The Importance of Parenting

Lord Joseph - 26 October 1991

My topic – the quality of parenting – is an emotional minefield. But when deficient it underlies many problems and caused much misery.

Towards an Employee's Charter

Nicolas Finney and graham Brady - 26 October 1991

After more than ten years of employment law reform it is not surprising that some are now calling for a halt to the process. But the government have refused to listen to these siren voices and instead have recently recommended further changes in their Green Paper Industrial Relations in the 1990s.

Nimbyism

Richard Ehrman - 26 October 1990

The phrase not in my back yard sprang to fame when it was used by Nicolas Ridley, then Secretary of State for the Environment, to describe the forceful local opposition to development that the building boom of the late 1980’s had stimulated.

Returning to Work: New Directions for the Restart Scheme

Anthea Zeman - 26 October 1990

Restart was introduced in 1986 by the Manpower Services Commission, during Lord Young’s term as Secretary of State for Employment. The Purpose of the scheme (which now comes under the employment service) is to reduce long-term unemployment: by providing information, individual counselling, and help with making new beginnings.