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Fair amount of disdain for this in my Twitter feed. All understandable: too little, too late; no power; another talking shop; avoids dealing with policies that generate inequalities. 1/
All fair, it strikes me. But I would want to give this idea a hearing: could it become the equivalent of the Office for Budget Responsibility? With strong, high profile leadership; baked-in independence from ministers etc, this could challenge from within using govt’s own data 2/
So I think it deserves a hearing. But one last point: charities everywhere produce independent, balanced, high quality analysis based on robust evidence and data, like @jrf_uk. The challenge isn’t just data, or synthesis: it’s not listening enough to charities with expertise. 3/
So, maybe a new independent Office for Tackling Injustices, with a decent budget, a strong leader and a licence to engage charities with data, insight and access to people with lived experiences can make a difference. I hope it won’t get strangled at birth by the new PM. /ends
