Centre for Social Justice
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) is a think tank co-founded in 2004 by Iain Duncan Smith and Tim Montgomerie.
Political positions
The organisation's stated aim is to "put social justice at the heart of British politics".[1] The think-tank has been labelled one of the most influential on the British Conservative Party under the leadership of David Cameron.[2] One of its most notable reports was Breakthrough Britain.[3] It has also produced well-publicised reports into gang culture,[4] modern slavery,[5] addiction,[6] family breakdown,[7] and educational failure.[8] In 2012, the CSJ announced it would carry out the study Breakthrough Britain II.[9]
Awards
- The CSJ won Prospect Magazine UK Social Policy Think Tank of the Year 2013[10]
- The CSJ won Prospect Magazine Think Tank of the Year 2009
- The CSJ won Prospect Magazine Best Publication of the Year 2008 for its report entitled "".
Notable members
- Iain Duncan Smith
- Tim Montgomerie
- David Blunkett MP, Co-Chairman of the CSJ Advisory Council
- Camila Batmanghelidjh, former CEO, of the now defunct Kids Company
- Johan Eliasch, Chairman and Chief Exec, Head N.V ; Chairman, Cool Earth; Prime Minister's Special representative on deforestation and clean energy
- Frank Field MP, Member of Parliament for Birkenhead (Labour)
- William Hague MP, former Foreign Secretary, former leader of the Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Richmond, Yorkshire (Conservative)
- Syed Kamall MEP, Co-founder of Global Business Research institute, MEP for London (Conservative)
- Paul Marshall, Chairman of Management Committee of Centre Forum; Adviser to Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party
- Kevin Tebbit, Former Director of GCHQ and former Permanent Under Secretary of the Ministry of Defence
- Natalia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster
References
- ↑ centreforsocialjustice.org: "Social breakdown and poverty"
- ↑ conservativehome: "Centre for Social Justice and Policy Exchange are best regarded think tanks by ConservativeHome's 'influentials panel'" 1 Apr 2010
- ↑ telegraph.co.uk: "Breakthrough Britain, Tory recommendations" 11 Jul 2007
- ↑ politicshome: "CSJ backs gangs plan and calls for 'relentless effort' to make streets safe" 1 Nov 2011 Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ bbc.co.uk: "UK anti-trafficking efforts need overhaul, report says" 10 Mar 2013
- ↑ bbc.co.uk: "UK is Europe's 'addictions capital', says think tank" 1 Sep 2013
- ↑ sky.com: "Million Children Live In Fatherless Households" 10 Jun 2013
- ↑ independent.co.uk: "'Education underclass' of children in the UK is still in nappies when they start school " 3 Sep 2013
- ↑ "Breakthrough Britain II Overview". Centre for Social Justice. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ prospectmagazine.co.uk: "Think Tank Awards 2013 Winners" Archived July 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
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