The revival of the Beveridge Group has been stimulated by a growing awareness that there is no fundamental debate about the role of public services within the coalition.

This is coupled with the awareness that as a result of varied government initiatives there is the danger that through a series of incremental moves one could end up in a situation that few Government MPs expect or endorse.

These fears were recently expressed in a letter to parliamentarians by John Pugh Co-Chair of the Lib Dem Parliamentary Health Committee in a letter to colleagues and echoed in the many responses he received.and articulated in the article below. Continue reading →