Article: Entrenching social citizenship: The progressive case for social and economic rights

Since taking office the Brown government has placed renewed emphasis on the challenges facing Britain in a fast-changing global world. Asserting its determination to be proactive in response, it has framed new policies across diverse sectors with reference to the need to equip Britain and its people for the twenty-first century.

The rationale for Brown's new constitutional reform agenda continues this theme. According to the Governance of Britain Green Paper published last July:

Without a shared national purpose, and a strong bond between people and government, we cannot meet the challenges of today's world, whether in guaranteeing security, delivering world class education and health ...

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