The Welfare State is in a state of crisis – at least that is what the British public thinks. According to new research from Theos, nearly nine in ten agree that the welfare state is currently “facing severe problems”.

The Future of Welfare asks the key question underlying this sense of crisis: what is welfare for? Without thinking through the purpose of welfare, it argues, we are unlikely to reform it in anything more than a piecemeal and pragmatic way.

With a wide range of contributions from politics, think tanks and academia, a foreword from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and an afterword from Tony Blair’s former Head of the No. 10 Policy Unit, The Future of Welfare is a uniquely broad and important contribution to one of the biggest domestic political debates of the early 21st century.

This event will mark the launch of the report, and provide an opportunity to hear from a number of the contributors.  The evening will begin at 6.30pm with a discussion of the report, followed by questions, discussion, and drinks.

Email events@theosthinktank.co.uk by 17th February to register your interest in attending.

Time and date: 6.30pm Monday 24th February 2014
Venue: Macmillan Room, Portcullis House