New Social
Covenant Unit
We need a new social covenant for families, communities and the nation
Family
We need to recover the concept of the household economy, the oikos, to enable a more integrated life with flexible work closer to home. This will help both men and women balance the commitments to family, community and employment.
We need to develop more familial systems for early years support and for adult social care. We need a tax system that helps couples, and we need to give marriage its proper due in the legal, tax and benefit systems.
Community
We need a great democratisation of power, to let people take back control of local life and restore the infrastructure of communities: the pub, library and youth club.
We need a transformation of public services to create more community-led systems and a revived idea of private business acting as a force for public good.
We are proud to have worked with Conservative MPs to publish ‘Trusting The People’. The essay makes the case for a ‘community power’ revolution to build better places, transform public services and grow the economy.
‘Social Capitalism’ calls for a renewed focus on the social infrastructure which is the real foundation of economic growth.
Nation
To strengthen the nation we need to exercise the muscles of independence to become a high-skilled, resilient, exporting nation. We need control of our borders and a generous welcome to legal immigrants and refugees.
We need to tackle the environmental crisis not just through emissions reduction but by a proactive defence and development strategy to help the world adapt to warming seas.