What we do
Established in 2021 by Miriam Cates MP and Danny Kruger MP, the New Social Covenant Unit (the NSCU) exists to share an old-new set of ideas in British politics. We believe that the primary purpose of public policy should be to strengthen families, communities, and the nation: the associations that make individuals happy, safe and free. Given the unique threats and opportunities of our age we need a ‘new social covenant’: a restatement and adaptation of these ideas for the 21st century.
The New Social Covenant Unit is not a think-tank. We exist to promote ideas and policy suggestions from a range of people who agree with aspects of – not necessarily all – the ideas we believe in. Rather than claiming to have all the answers, we want to help British politics pivot towards the great opportunities of the new era we are in – to create a more local, more connected, more sustainable life for all. Different people will have different ideas of how to make this happen, and differences and disagreements are fruitful.
We want to work with individuals and organisations who share our vision, or just parts of it, whether they are on the Left or Right of politics or reject that binary distinction altogether. If you’d like to explore a collaboration please get in touch with Imogen Sinclair at imogen@newsocialcovenant.co.uk
Who we are
The NSCU is chaired by Miriam Cates and Danny Kruger and the Director is Imogen Sinclair.
Miriam Cates
Miriam was elected MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge in 2019. She is a parish councillor, community volunteer and a former science teacher.
Danny Kruger
Danny was elected MP for Devizes in 2019. He is a former adviser to Government on civil society policy, and the founder and CEO of two charities working with prisoners and young people at risk.
Imogen Sinclair
Imogen holds an MA in Philosophy and has several years’ experience working in Parliament. She is the author of ‘Community Capital’ (2019) for the Centre for Social Justice.
The Unit’s Advisory Board comprises:
Professor Nigel Biggar | Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology, University of Oxford
Mary Harrington | Columnist, Unherd
Dr James Orr | Lecturer in Philosophy of Religion, University of Cambridge
Jonathan Rutherford | Co-founder, Blue Labour
Dr Tom Simpson | Associate Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford