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Speaking truth to power

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Posted June 02, 2016

Social Policy Unit’s Alan Johnson spoke at Booth College of Mission as part of the Thought Matters discussion series on 28th April 2016.  It was essentially a reflection of the importance of the work Social Policy and Parliamenatary Unit does on the State of the Nation report.

The 2016 State of the Nation report from The Salvation Army was framed as scepticism around the Government’s Better Public Service Targets

The analogy with a movable feast was made where we find any reason to celebrate success or progress even though we have lost our sense of the purpose behind it all.

> Download ‘Speaking truth to power’ by Alan Johnson’ by Alan Johnson (PPT, 2.23MB)