Posts Tagged ‘General Election’

Sure Start

Posted in Uncategorized on May 8th, 2010 by Sue – Be the first to comment

We met on Thursday 27th May 2010 in Central London to discuss SureStart.

In all the discussions around the general election there is one thing all commentators and parties have agreed on – that is that Sure Start is a good thing. This forum will look at why is Sure Start so feted; and what will Sure Start become in the light of who has won the election. Jennie Bristow introduced the discussion.

Recommended reading:

http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/8665/
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/8632/
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/rachel_sylvester/article5309913.ece
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-cameron-is-concealing-his-inner-bush-1958432

Summary of the parties’ policies on families

Posted in Uncategorized on April 23rd, 2010 by Sue – Be the first to comment

Here’s a useful summary put together by Civitas:

www.civitas.org.uk/pubs/familyoverview.php

Next meeting: why the family has become the pre-election topic

Posted in Uncategorized on January 25th, 2010 by Sue – Be the first to comment

February 25, 2010

Angus Kennedy will be introducing why the family has become the pre election topic debate. With Labour publishing its Green Paper on the family in January (with a particular emphasis on the roles of fathers) and David Cameron announcing that the Tory party will mend Broken Britain.

There are news articles on this topic every day. Perhaps the two big questions to muse on are:

  • Why are they bringing this centre stage?
  • How successful can it be as an area to campaign on?

Links:
The Government’s proposals

Contact Jane Sandeman at parents@instituteofideas.com for details of the time and venue.

Parenting-the theme for the general election?

Posted in Uncategorized on January 12th, 2010 by Jane – 1 Comment

The Tories do seem to be making the family a main plank of the election build up. David Cameron was at Demos yesterday declaring that “What matters most to a child’s life chances is not the wealth of their upbringing but the warmth of their parenting.” Presumably Cameron’s life chances were not enhanced by being educated at Eton and Oxford-and presumably his parents were only able to demonstrate the warmth of their parenting during the school holidays.

But given the issues of marriage and parenting do seem to be raising their heads as key election issues how should we respond?