Honesty in practice
What we’re still working out.
Every honest party should keep a public list of what it hasn’t solved. Here’s ours. If one of these is your field, please get in touch
Homelessness
A rich country houses thousands of new arrivals but leaves its own citizens on the street. We don’t yet have a confident answer for why, or what reliably fixes it.
Cutting re‑offending
A large share of crime is committed by people who’ve offended before. We suspect the answer runs through purpose, confidence and relationships — but we want the evidence.
Benefit incentives
We’re convinced the incentives are often wrong; far less sure of the exact, humane mechanism to fix them without harming people who need support.
Social care funding
An ageing society needs a funding settlement that lasts. We have instincts — more employer pension contribution among them — but not yet a costed plan.
Verified identity online
We want to end anonymous abuse without building a surveillance state or chilling free speech. That’s a genuinely hard balance.
The hard numbers
Any figure that decides a policy deserves a source. Where we’re still checking one, we’ll say so rather than state it as settled fact.