Our Work In Pictures

Bob Holman

Socialist academic Bob Holman with a CSJ researcher (left), who is on the Asylum Working Group.

Mike Biddulph

XLP youth worker Mike Biddulph who spoke of his experience working with young people in Peckham.

Julian Prior

Chairman of the Asylum Group and Director of Open Doors North East and author of a major report on destitute asylum seekers.

Gathering crowd

By 10.15am guests began arriving for the policy launch.

Guest speakers

Social entrepreneurs were invited to speak at the launch.

Charlene

South London resident Charlene spoke about the impact of losing a school friend to a gang shooting.

Ivor Frank

Ivor Frank (right) on the Looked After Children Group talks to guests.

Housing

CSJ Researcher Claire Pitcher (left) talks to a guest from a London Housing Association.

Community representation

Over 100 individuals from voluntary groups attended the launch.

Prison Reform

Philippa Stroud, CSJ Director, with Jonathan Aitken, Chair of the Prison Reform Working Group.

Gang Crime

We presented the Youth and Gang Crime Working Group. Charlene from South London performs her free style poem about the devastating effects of a gang shooting.

Simon Antrobus

Chairman of the Youth and Gang Crime Group, Simon Antrobus is Chief Executive of Clubs for Young People.

All ears

Love

XLP worker Mike Biddulph talks about the commitment to love each young person they work with.

TV

BBC and Sky News crews film the launch.

Tony Winter

Former gang member Tony Winter spoke personally of how family breakdown was a major trigger in his resorting to gang crime. Now reformed, he leads Street Pastors in Manchester, working to help others stuck in a gang and crime culture.

Any questions?

The audience were invited to ask any questions about the nature of this year's policy work.

Positive reviews

The immediate audience feedback was positive about the approach the CSJ was taking.

Scarman Trust

Iain Duncan Smith talks with a representative of the Scarman Trust after the presenations.

Street Pastors

Philippa Stroud talking with Tony Winter after the presentation.

Interview

Iain gives the broadcast media an interview on the policy work launch.

Thanks

Iain Duncan Smith with Charlene and Mike Biddulph, thanking them for bringing home the reality of the damage the policy group seeks to address.

Final word

Charlene talks further with Iain about gangs, dadlessness and postcode wars in South London.