Contemporary social evils

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Foreword Nicholas Timmins Introduction Julia Unwin 'Social evils' and 'social problems' in Britain since 1904 Josie Harris Section 1: Public voices Uneasy and powerless: findings from the online consultation Beth Watts and David Utting Truncated opportunities: eliciting unheard voices on social evils Alice Mowlam and Chris Creegan Living with social evils: further views from people in disadvantaged groups Chris Creegan, Martha Warrener and Rachel Kinsella Section 2: Viewpoints Preface David Utting A decline of values Has there been a decline in values in British society? Anthony Browne Social evils and social good A.C. Grayling Unkind, risk averse and untrusting: if this is today's society, can we change it? Baroness Julia Neuberger Distrust What and who is it we don't trust? Shaun Bailey Fear and distrust in 21st century Britain Anna Minton The absence of society The absence of society Zygmunt Bauman Individualism A wrong turn in the search for freedom? Neal Lawson Individualism and community: investing in civil society Stephen Thake Inequality Opportunity and aspiration: two sides of the same coin? Chris Creegan Five types of inequality Ferdinand Mount The poor and the unequal Jeremy Seabrook Section 3: Reflections Reflections on social evils and human nature Matthew Taylor Afterword David Utting