News from 2011
Remembering Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan's July 4 statue unveiling was reported across broadcast and print media on both sides of the Atlantic. Here, the Daily Telegraph gives its view on the former American president.
Inquiry launched into slavery in the UK
The Observer reports on the Centre for Social Justice which will announce an inquiry into modern slavery and human trafficking this week.
True colours? Is Blue Labour the way forward for the Left?
Amol Rajan of the Independent on Sunday discusses 'Blue Labourism' and its relation to the 'Red Toryism' of Phillip Blond, Director of ResPublica.
2012 legacy will come a poor last after rush for gold
The Independent's Brian Viner reports on the Centre for Social Justice's sports report
Two out of ten: Coalition’s family policies ‘a failure’... by Iain Duncan Smith’s think tank
On May 10 the Daily Mail's front page ran with the story on the Centre for Social Justice's report into the Coalition's family policies.
Centre for Social Justice: David Cameron has broken pledge to support family values
On May 10 the Daily Telegraph's front page featured MIP client, the Centre for Social Justice and their report card on the Coalition's social policies after one year in government.
The collapse of family life:
Half of children see parents split by 16 as births outside marriage hit highest level for two centuries
Stop slaughter of our children
AGNES SINA-INAKOJU, Billy Cox, Ben Kinsella, Rhys Jones, Stephen Lawrence, Negus McLean, Damilola Taylor, Nick Pearton, Anthony Walker, Letisha Shakespeare, Charlene Ellis, Godwin Lawson, Sofyen Belamouadden, Wesley Sterling… a roll call of children slaughtered in running street battles being waged not in Afghanistan or Libya but here in Britain.
Tax on supermarkets would benefit high street shops, says thinktank
Plan to give councils tax-raising powers would support smaller retailers and help to rebalance UK economy
Britain ‘worst place for tax burden on single-earner families’
A new report by CARE, a Christian social charity, says the tax burden is unfriendly to families and is going to get worse.
William Hague pays tribute to Ronald Reagan on his 100th birthday
One hundred years ago on Sunday, a future American president was born. His name was Ronald Wilson Reagan, who became a legendary entertainer, a governor and then president of a great nation.
Spending cuts should not just be about efficiency
The Centre for Social Justice reports that ‘outcome-based Government’ challenges the whole basis on which the state spends our money - and instead of measuring inputs we should measure outputs
Sanctions hurt Iran but compromise unlikely: report
(Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's management of Iran's economy has been a "disaster" and sanctions are making matters worse, a report said on Monday, but Tehran is still unlikely to compromise on its nuclear program
Early warnings to tackle anti-social behaviour
The tragic outcomes that result from a failure to link or prioritise the needs of a vulnerable person are only too well known when they make national headlines.
Stuxnet cyberworm heads off US strike on Iran
Military option 'less likely' after computer sabotage, as Israeli tests are revealed on Natanz nuclear model
Cuts are ‘hitting the wrong targets’: Axeing services risks social unrest, ministers warned
Ministers may be axing valuable public services while leaving wasteful programmes unscathed as they attempt to save £81billion, a leading think-tank has warned.
Coalition cuts being made on basis of ‘hunches’, says Tory-linked thinktank
Centre for Social Justice reports billions of pounds worth of services now suffering cuts could be saved with better planning