Strategic planning

"What is involved in Strategic Government is not just a renewed belief in the role of the state in our economy and society but a renewed belief in social change as the desired objective of government action. This is reflected not just in the rights and responsibilities debate but also in the literature on social exclusion, social capital and political engagement.

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We would hope that by anticipating the possible consequences of Strategic Government we could build in checks and balances to ensure that the system works on behalf of the common good. It may even be the case that we could overcome the phenomenon of ideological overkill, but that would be to ask an enormous amount of our judgement in the face of the real world of uncertainty."

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