Prime Minister’s new ‘Special Adviser for welfare reform and opportunity’

Christian Guy, Director of the Centre for Social Justice think tank, has announced that he is ‘joining 10 Downing Street to serve as the Prime Minister’s Special Adviser for welfare reform and opportunity’

https://twitter.com/ChristianGuy_/status/633658156376322048

See also:

- What Christian Guy’s appointment says about David Cameron’s No.10 from the New Statesman

- The Conservative social justice agenda moves to the heart of government from The Telegraph

See The Journey to Work: Welfare reform for the next Parliament for the policies that Mr Guy and the CSJ were pushing to be implemented prior to the last election.

So lots of focus on young people and employment, more Work Programme style contracts with more upfront payments for providers, and measures to encourage social housing tenants to move in seeking employment.

The profiles of the Centre for Social Justice’s board of directors is an interesting read, particularly if you have read The Establishment by Owen jones.