Winning the argument on poverty

By Ruth Lister
Published: December 2004

Gordon Brown has acknowledged that the government had to do more to go out and “win the argument” for the eradication on child and pensioner poverty. It is clear is that “doing good by stealth” needs to give way to a higher profile, unequivocal, anti-poverty commitment across government and in the run-up to the next general election.

In this timely article Ruth Lister, a leading social policy academic and longstanding campaigner on poverty issues, draws out the lessons of her new book for building up the the popular crusade against poverty sought by Brown.

Ruth Lister is Professor of Social Policy in the Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University and a member of Catalyst’s National Council. She is currently a member of the Fabian Commission on Life Chances and Child Poverty.

“Poverty” by Ruth Lister is published by Polity Press at £14.99 and can be ordered through www.polity.co.uk.

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