Comments on: Can 17th Century Britain help us design better social protection? https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/can-17th-century-britain-help-us-design-better-social-protection/ How active citizens and effective states can change the world Sat, 15 Jul 2017 03:27:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: Will https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/can-17th-century-britain-help-us-design-better-social-protection/#comment-219 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:42:30 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=160#comment-219 Hi Duncan,

Really interesting stuff – always though social security began after the war, fascinating to realise there was such a precedent.

I wander if there’s anything to learn from current state of UK welfare system? A few quick thoughts…

– social security has to be accompanied by decent labour laws – http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2009/02/tacking-poverty-means-tackling-casual-jobs/

– otherwise it can act as a trap. It’s got to provide enough, be flexible and responsive – http://www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/ukpp/2009/02/could_you_live_on_60_per_week.html

– rather than coercive and demeaning – http://www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/ukpp/2008/12/welfare_reform_the_wrong_appro.html

I’m sure there’s more…

Will

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