New Social
Covenant Unit
We need a new social covenant for families, communities and the nation
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Chancellor of the Common Good
This afternoon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out his plans to invest in ‘common goods’. This intriguing phrase sums up the proper pursuit of government: a commitment to support the private associations that make us safe, happy and free. The principal...
Trusting the People
Trusting the people: the case for community-powered conservstism We are proud to have worked with ten newly elected Conservative MPs to publish ‘Trusting The People’. The essay makes the case for a ‘community power’ revolution to build better places, transform public...
What is ‘covenantal’ policy making?
Yesterday’s ‘Opposition Day’ debate in Parliament on ‘Working People’s Finances’ saw members from across the house consider how best to relieve financial pressure on households as we see the costs of living rise. Naturally, many MPs raised benefits and subsidies as...
What is the New Social Covenant?
We stand for families, communities and the nation – the associations that make people happy, safe and free. These associations, with the individual and the state, form a ‘social covenant’ – an agreement, inherited from history and passed on to future generations, to sustain our common life. We need a new social covenant for the 21st century.
12 Propositions
Danny Kruger has written a series of propositions outlining the new social covenant.
Covenantal speeches
Trust the people, says Jane Stevenson MP
This week, the debate on the new Covid-19 regulations saw MPs from across the House venture into new political territory. Could a new radical consensus be emerging from the fall out over the restrictions? On Tuesday night, both left and right resisted authoritarian...
Do it for the common good, says Caroline Lucas MP
This week, the debate on the new Covid-19 regulations saw MPs from across the House venture into new political territory. Could a new radical consensus be emerging from the fall out over the restrictions? On Tuesday night, both left and right resisted authoritarian...
Restore local pride in place, says Paul Howell MP
Speaking to his Ten Minute Rule Motion on a ‘Community Wealth Fund’, Paul argued that both places and people are matter - social as much as physical infrastructure - and that we must level up by devolving down to communities. Read more here....