The Centre for Social Justice
@csjthinktank.bsky.social
An independent think-tank, established to put social justice at the heart of British politics.
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📞CEO on the line📞
2025 might be over but we're not done pushing for policy change to repair Broken Britain.
Here's 5⃣ things we did at the CSJ last year you might have missed...
2025 might be over but we're not done pushing for policy change to repair Broken Britain.
Here's 5⃣ things we did at the CSJ last year you might have missed...
The CSJ Foundation’s report on rural Scotland, informed by dozens of local, grassroots charities, out today🏴👇
NEW: With Holyrood elections in May set to be tight, we've identified a decisive battleground: rural Scotland🏴
3⃣/4⃣s of rural voters feel politicians are out of touch with their reality.
We asked grassroots charities what MSPs must do to win them over. Here's what they said👇
3⃣/4⃣s of rural voters feel politicians are out of touch with their reality.
We asked grassroots charities what MSPs must do to win them over. Here's what they said👇
January 18, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The CSJ Foundation’s report on rural Scotland, informed by dozens of local, grassroots charities, out today🏴👇
🔍The CSJ is hiring for a new Events Manager to deliver well-run, high-impact events👊
The successful candidate will own the end-to-end delivery of the CSJ’s events programme. We're looking for someone organised, proactive, and energised⚡
Apply below👇
The successful candidate will own the end-to-end delivery of the CSJ’s events programme. We're looking for someone organised, proactive, and energised⚡
Apply below👇
January 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
🔍The CSJ is hiring for a new Events Manager to deliver well-run, high-impact events👊
The successful candidate will own the end-to-end delivery of the CSJ’s events programme. We're looking for someone organised, proactive, and energised⚡
Apply below👇
The successful candidate will own the end-to-end delivery of the CSJ’s events programme. We're looking for someone organised, proactive, and energised⚡
Apply below👇
💍Marriage remains a protective factor in childhood: if your parents are still together at 16, there's a 90% chance they're married.
We're calling on Govt and the CofE to remove admin fees for lower-income couples, so kids have the best chance of growing up with two parents👇
Luke Taylor: Radio 4 📻
We're calling on Govt and the CofE to remove admin fees for lower-income couples, so kids have the best chance of growing up with two parents👇
Luke Taylor: Radio 4 📻
January 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
💍Marriage remains a protective factor in childhood: if your parents are still together at 16, there's a 90% chance they're married.
We're calling on Govt and the CofE to remove admin fees for lower-income couples, so kids have the best chance of growing up with two parents👇
Luke Taylor: Radio 4 📻
We're calling on Govt and the CofE to remove admin fees for lower-income couples, so kids have the best chance of growing up with two parents👇
Luke Taylor: Radio 4 📻
📞CEO on the line📞
2025 might be over but we're not done pushing for policy change to repair Broken Britain.
Here's 5⃣ things we did at the CSJ last year you might have missed...
2025 might be over but we're not done pushing for policy change to repair Broken Britain.
Here's 5⃣ things we did at the CSJ last year you might have missed...
January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
📞CEO on the line📞
2025 might be over but we're not done pushing for policy change to repair Broken Britain.
Here's 5⃣ things we did at the CSJ last year you might have missed...
2025 might be over but we're not done pushing for policy change to repair Broken Britain.
Here's 5⃣ things we did at the CSJ last year you might have missed...
🗣️"The Government cannot leave welfare reform in the 'too difficult' pile."
"I'm really pleased to be working for the CSJ on how we can get young people the opportunities to make the absolute most of their potential."
CSJ Senior Fellow @jonashworth.bsky.social for the Daily Express.
"I'm really pleased to be working for the CSJ on how we can get young people the opportunities to make the absolute most of their potential."
CSJ Senior Fellow @jonashworth.bsky.social for the Daily Express.
January 5, 2026 at 11:58 AM
🗣️"The Government cannot leave welfare reform in the 'too difficult' pile."
"I'm really pleased to be working for the CSJ on how we can get young people the opportunities to make the absolute most of their potential."
CSJ Senior Fellow @jonashworth.bsky.social for the Daily Express.
"I'm really pleased to be working for the CSJ on how we can get young people the opportunities to make the absolute most of their potential."
CSJ Senior Fellow @jonashworth.bsky.social for the Daily Express.
💼NOW HIRING: Interested in our work on school exclusions and absence?👨🎓
Apply for our new Senior Researcher role, executing our SW1-leading education research⚡️
If you have:
🔴A proven track record
🔴Strong communication skills
🔴Meticulous attention to detail
Apply 👉 t.co/OmwoUrB3UJ
Apply for our new Senior Researcher role, executing our SW1-leading education research⚡️
If you have:
🔴A proven track record
🔴Strong communication skills
🔴Meticulous attention to detail
Apply 👉 t.co/OmwoUrB3UJ
January 2, 2026 at 11:05 AM
💼NOW HIRING: Interested in our work on school exclusions and absence?👨🎓
Apply for our new Senior Researcher role, executing our SW1-leading education research⚡️
If you have:
🔴A proven track record
🔴Strong communication skills
🔴Meticulous attention to detail
Apply 👉 t.co/OmwoUrB3UJ
Apply for our new Senior Researcher role, executing our SW1-leading education research⚡️
If you have:
🔴A proven track record
🔴Strong communication skills
🔴Meticulous attention to detail
Apply 👉 t.co/OmwoUrB3UJ
160,000 kids still missing over half of school - 167% up on the pre-pandemic norm.
We're calling for a national rollout of attendance mentors, more enrichment and to restore trust between parents and teachers.
🎙️Andy Cook on Steve Rigby's The Policy Fix
We're calling for a national rollout of attendance mentors, more enrichment and to restore trust between parents and teachers.
🎙️Andy Cook on Steve Rigby's The Policy Fix
December 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
160,000 kids still missing over half of school - 167% up on the pre-pandemic norm.
We're calling for a national rollout of attendance mentors, more enrichment and to restore trust between parents and teachers.
🎙️Andy Cook on Steve Rigby's The Policy Fix
We're calling for a national rollout of attendance mentors, more enrichment and to restore trust between parents and teachers.
🎙️Andy Cook on Steve Rigby's The Policy Fix
📺WATCH: Taking inspiration from @GordonMcKeeMP😉
Watch Senior Researcher @DanielJLilley show how we are becoming an international outlier in our under appreciation for technical education routes🌍
All through the art of the hobnob🍪
Read Rewiring Education👇
Watch Senior Researcher @DanielJLilley show how we are becoming an international outlier in our under appreciation for technical education routes🌍
All through the art of the hobnob🍪
Read Rewiring Education👇
December 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
📺WATCH: Taking inspiration from @GordonMcKeeMP😉
Watch Senior Researcher @DanielJLilley show how we are becoming an international outlier in our under appreciation for technical education routes🌍
All through the art of the hobnob🍪
Read Rewiring Education👇
Watch Senior Researcher @DanielJLilley show how we are becoming an international outlier in our under appreciation for technical education routes🌍
All through the art of the hobnob🍪
Read Rewiring Education👇
🚨NEW: Backed by all four major parties, today we call for a respected, serious technical alternative to university🛠️
5 years after qualifying, a higher apprentice can earn £5K ⬆️ than a uni grad
Yet uni grads still outnumber technically trained young people 3️⃣-to-1️⃣
Rewiring Education👇
5 years after qualifying, a higher apprentice can earn £5K ⬆️ than a uni grad
Yet uni grads still outnumber technically trained young people 3️⃣-to-1️⃣
Rewiring Education👇
December 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🚨NEW: Backed by all four major parties, today we call for a respected, serious technical alternative to university🛠️
5 years after qualifying, a higher apprentice can earn £5K ⬆️ than a uni grad
Yet uni grads still outnumber technically trained young people 3️⃣-to-1️⃣
Rewiring Education👇
5 years after qualifying, a higher apprentice can earn £5K ⬆️ than a uni grad
Yet uni grads still outnumber technically trained young people 3️⃣-to-1️⃣
Rewiring Education👇
This evening from 6:20pm the CSJ will be hosting a LIVE recording of the podcast, Not Another One.🎙️🎄
Join live to hear reflections on the standout moments that defined another extraordinary year in politics.
Watch LIVE 6:20pm on X, LinkedIn or via the link below.🎥
Join live to hear reflections on the standout moments that defined another extraordinary year in politics.
Watch LIVE 6:20pm on X, LinkedIn or via the link below.🎥
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This evening from 6:20pm the CSJ will be hosting a LIVE recording of the podcast, Not Another One.🎙️🎄
Join live to hear reflections on the standout moments that defined another extraordinary year in politics.
Watch LIVE 6:20pm on X, LinkedIn or via the link below.🎥
Join live to hear reflections on the standout moments that defined another extraordinary year in politics.
Watch LIVE 6:20pm on X, LinkedIn or via the link below.🎥
50% of young men (18-24) feel that ‘the media too often portrays men as being a bit pathetic.📺
AND 1 in 3 young women agree.
David Gandy discusses the CSJ's Men in Culture report and why young men are being viewed as a 'problem'.
Read our report below.👇
AND 1 in 3 young women agree.
David Gandy discusses the CSJ's Men in Culture report and why young men are being viewed as a 'problem'.
Read our report below.👇
December 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
50% of young men (18-24) feel that ‘the media too often portrays men as being a bit pathetic.📺
AND 1 in 3 young women agree.
David Gandy discusses the CSJ's Men in Culture report and why young men are being viewed as a 'problem'.
Read our report below.👇
AND 1 in 3 young women agree.
David Gandy discusses the CSJ's Men in Culture report and why young men are being viewed as a 'problem'.
Read our report below.👇
‘Boys are now more likely to have a smartphone than a father figure at home.'👇
As family structure declines and smartphone use rises, online influencers are filling the vacuum of male role models
We need to strengthen families and face up to screen-time harms. More⬇️
As family structure declines and smartphone use rises, online influencers are filling the vacuum of male role models
We need to strengthen families and face up to screen-time harms. More⬇️
December 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
‘Boys are now more likely to have a smartphone than a father figure at home.'👇
As family structure declines and smartphone use rises, online influencers are filling the vacuum of male role models
We need to strengthen families and face up to screen-time harms. More⬇️
As family structure declines and smartphone use rises, online influencers are filling the vacuum of male role models
We need to strengthen families and face up to screen-time harms. More⬇️
🗣️"If we don't step us as fathers, there's very little government can do about it."
Research Director Edward Davies discusses 'What should we expect from a father?' on hashtag#MoralMaze
Read our latest report on boyhood below. 👇
Research Director Edward Davies discusses 'What should we expect from a father?' on hashtag#MoralMaze
Read our latest report on boyhood below. 👇
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🗣️"If we don't step us as fathers, there's very little government can do about it."
Research Director Edward Davies discusses 'What should we expect from a father?' on hashtag#MoralMaze
Read our latest report on boyhood below. 👇
Research Director Edward Davies discusses 'What should we expect from a father?' on hashtag#MoralMaze
Read our latest report on boyhood below. 👇
We know the unrestricted dangers of the online world.
Our latest analysis suggests almost one million 3-5 year olds are now using social media.🤳
🗣️Watch Researcher Luke Taylor, on GBNews and read our full findings below.👇
Our latest analysis suggests almost one million 3-5 year olds are now using social media.🤳
🗣️Watch Researcher Luke Taylor, on GBNews and read our full findings below.👇
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
We know the unrestricted dangers of the online world.
Our latest analysis suggests almost one million 3-5 year olds are now using social media.🤳
🗣️Watch Researcher Luke Taylor, on GBNews and read our full findings below.👇
Our latest analysis suggests almost one million 3-5 year olds are now using social media.🤳
🗣️Watch Researcher Luke Taylor, on GBNews and read our full findings below.👇
On Wednesday evening the CSJ will be hosting a LIVE recording of the hit podcast, Not Another One.🎙️
Watch the recording LIVE on Wednesday from 6:20pm on X, LinkedIn or via the link below.🎄
Watch the recording LIVE on Wednesday from 6:20pm on X, LinkedIn or via the link below.🎄
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
On Wednesday evening the CSJ will be hosting a LIVE recording of the hit podcast, Not Another One.🎙️
Watch the recording LIVE on Wednesday from 6:20pm on X, LinkedIn or via the link below.🎄
Watch the recording LIVE on Wednesday from 6:20pm on X, LinkedIn or via the link below.🎄
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I have written to the government, alongside 40 of my colleagues, calling for Housing First to be rolled out nationwide as part of the upcoming homelessness strategy.
Please find the letter below.
Thank you to @csjthinktank.bsky.social
(1/2)
Please find the letter below.
Thank you to @csjthinktank.bsky.social
(1/2)
December 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I have written to the government, alongside 40 of my colleagues, calling for Housing First to be rolled out nationwide as part of the upcoming homelessness strategy.
Please find the letter below.
Thank you to @csjthinktank.bsky.social
(1/2)
Please find the letter below.
Thank you to @csjthinktank.bsky.social
(1/2)
📱Social media is driving screen addiction in young children and creating serious challenges for their mental health.
🎙️Sophie Winkleman joined the CSJ's panel on amendments to the Children’s Wellbeing in Schools Bill and pushed for stronger safeguards on #PoliticsLive.
👇Read our latest analysis.
🎙️Sophie Winkleman joined the CSJ's panel on amendments to the Children’s Wellbeing in Schools Bill and pushed for stronger safeguards on #PoliticsLive.
👇Read our latest analysis.
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
📱Social media is driving screen addiction in young children and creating serious challenges for their mental health.
🎙️Sophie Winkleman joined the CSJ's panel on amendments to the Children’s Wellbeing in Schools Bill and pushed for stronger safeguards on #PoliticsLive.
👇Read our latest analysis.
🎙️Sophie Winkleman joined the CSJ's panel on amendments to the Children’s Wellbeing in Schools Bill and pushed for stronger safeguards on #PoliticsLive.
👇Read our latest analysis.
📰 @financialtimes.com
'UK ministers are exploring tougher regulation of AI chatbots over concerns they could encourage teenagers to commit acts of self-harm.'
We welcome this @lizkendallmp.bsky.social - as we uncovered, any child can now access self-harm content on AI chatbots👇
'UK ministers are exploring tougher regulation of AI chatbots over concerns they could encourage teenagers to commit acts of self-harm.'
We welcome this @lizkendallmp.bsky.social - as we uncovered, any child can now access self-harm content on AI chatbots👇
December 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📰 @financialtimes.com
'UK ministers are exploring tougher regulation of AI chatbots over concerns they could encourage teenagers to commit acts of self-harm.'
We welcome this @lizkendallmp.bsky.social - as we uncovered, any child can now access self-harm content on AI chatbots👇
'UK ministers are exploring tougher regulation of AI chatbots over concerns they could encourage teenagers to commit acts of self-harm.'
We welcome this @lizkendallmp.bsky.social - as we uncovered, any child can now access self-harm content on AI chatbots👇
Political momentum for Housing First is building ahead of the Homelessness Strategy. 🏠📈
Labour MPs Lee Pitcher and Patrick Hurley called for a national rollout of the models successfully piloted in Manchester and Liverpool yesterday.
Our plan to double places👇
Labour MPs Lee Pitcher and Patrick Hurley called for a national rollout of the models successfully piloted in Manchester and Liverpool yesterday.
Our plan to double places👇
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Political momentum for Housing First is building ahead of the Homelessness Strategy. 🏠📈
Labour MPs Lee Pitcher and Patrick Hurley called for a national rollout of the models successfully piloted in Manchester and Liverpool yesterday.
Our plan to double places👇
Labour MPs Lee Pitcher and Patrick Hurley called for a national rollout of the models successfully piloted in Manchester and Liverpool yesterday.
Our plan to double places👇
🚨BREAKING: Rough sleeping has hit a post-pandemic high.
9,574 people slept rough in July.
That’s 94% ⬆️ from 4 years ago.
🏠Housing First - backed by @andyburnham.bsky.social and @metromayorsteve.bsky.social - is a proven solution.
We must double places nationally⏫
@stevemorganfdn.bsky.social💚
9,574 people slept rough in July.
That’s 94% ⬆️ from 4 years ago.
🏠Housing First - backed by @andyburnham.bsky.social and @metromayorsteve.bsky.social - is a proven solution.
We must double places nationally⏫
@stevemorganfdn.bsky.social💚
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🚨BREAKING: Rough sleeping has hit a post-pandemic high.
9,574 people slept rough in July.
That’s 94% ⬆️ from 4 years ago.
🏠Housing First - backed by @andyburnham.bsky.social and @metromayorsteve.bsky.social - is a proven solution.
We must double places nationally⏫
@stevemorganfdn.bsky.social💚
9,574 people slept rough in July.
That’s 94% ⬆️ from 4 years ago.
🏠Housing First - backed by @andyburnham.bsky.social and @metromayorsteve.bsky.social - is a proven solution.
We must double places nationally⏫
@stevemorganfdn.bsky.social💚
"Loading yet more taxes onto the public like a game of buckaroo is not the same as doing the hard work to repair broken Britain."
Policy Director, Joe Shalam, responds to today's Budget.👇
Policy Director, Joe Shalam, responds to today's Budget.👇
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"Loading yet more taxes onto the public like a game of buckaroo is not the same as doing the hard work to repair broken Britain."
Policy Director, Joe Shalam, responds to today's Budget.👇
Policy Director, Joe Shalam, responds to today's Budget.👇
🚨NEW CSJ REPORT🚨
One in three builders is now OVER the age of 50 and 130,000 are 65+👷
Meanwhile the number of young people in construction has collapsed by over 150,000 since 2008.
We are in the midst of a workforce crisis that threatens Britain’s ability to build.
🧵👇
One in three builders is now OVER the age of 50 and 130,000 are 65+👷
Meanwhile the number of young people in construction has collapsed by over 150,000 since 2008.
We are in the midst of a workforce crisis that threatens Britain’s ability to build.
🧵👇
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🚨NEW CSJ REPORT🚨
One in three builders is now OVER the age of 50 and 130,000 are 65+👷
Meanwhile the number of young people in construction has collapsed by over 150,000 since 2008.
We are in the midst of a workforce crisis that threatens Britain’s ability to build.
🧵👇
One in three builders is now OVER the age of 50 and 130,000 are 65+👷
Meanwhile the number of young people in construction has collapsed by over 150,000 since 2008.
We are in the midst of a workforce crisis that threatens Britain’s ability to build.
🧵👇
🗞️ “Boys look to be fathered, and when they find no one who can perform that vital role at home, they may move on to the ones we don’t want.”
Ed Davies, CSJ Research Director, on what this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert reveals about fatherhood in Britain today.
⬇️ Read the full article below.
Ed Davies, CSJ Research Director, on what this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert reveals about fatherhood in Britain today.
⬇️ Read the full article below.
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🗞️ “Boys look to be fathered, and when they find no one who can perform that vital role at home, they may move on to the ones we don’t want.”
Ed Davies, CSJ Research Director, on what this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert reveals about fatherhood in Britain today.
⬇️ Read the full article below.
Ed Davies, CSJ Research Director, on what this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert reveals about fatherhood in Britain today.
⬇️ Read the full article below.
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🏆 CSJ Awards: One Year On
🚀Finally, we head to the North East and Middlesbrough, where Richard Brice has taken Clean Slate from strength to strength since winning a CSJ Award.
🎥Watch his story below.
🚀Finally, we head to the North East and Middlesbrough, where Richard Brice has taken Clean Slate from strength to strength since winning a CSJ Award.
🎥Watch his story below.
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🏆 CSJ Awards: One Year On
🚀Finally, we head to the North East and Middlesbrough, where Richard Brice has taken Clean Slate from strength to strength since winning a CSJ Award.
🎥Watch his story below.
🚀Finally, we head to the North East and Middlesbrough, where Richard Brice has taken Clean Slate from strength to strength since winning a CSJ Award.
🎥Watch his story below.
🗣️"The data show the social contract, our expectations of each other, our basic shared morality, has shifted and created dramatic new realities."
📰In his latest article, Ed Davies discusses the moral dynamics shaping British politics.
👇Read the full article below.
📰In his latest article, Ed Davies discusses the moral dynamics shaping British politics.
👇Read the full article below.
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🗣️"The data show the social contract, our expectations of each other, our basic shared morality, has shifted and created dramatic new realities."
📰In his latest article, Ed Davies discusses the moral dynamics shaping British politics.
👇Read the full article below.
📰In his latest article, Ed Davies discusses the moral dynamics shaping British politics.
👇Read the full article below.