Welcome to the Social Affairs Unit web site
The Social Affairs Unit addresses social, economic and cultural issues with an emphasis on the value of personal responsibility. We research, challenge and debate issues from welfare to warfare, always seeking to draw out the role of the individual's obligations.
We identify research with a potential to inform public policy and translate it from academic discourse into public debate. The ideas we promote come largely from historians, sociologists and philosophers but also medical doctors and hard scientists.
Analysis, commentary and reviews by the Social Affairs Unit's authors are found on our constantly updated web review or, sorted by topic, at SAU Articles. This website also enables visitors to purchase our books and reports. A selection of these, along with our digital-only reports, are available to read online.
The Social Affairs Unit is the publisher of Standpoint, the monthly cultural and political news-stand magazine launched in June 2008.
We identify research with a potential to inform public policy and translate it from academic discourse into public debate. The ideas we promote come largely from historians, sociologists and philosophers but also medical doctors and hard scientists.
Analysis, commentary and reviews by the Social Affairs Unit's authors are found on our constantly updated web review or, sorted by topic, at SAU Articles. This website also enables visitors to purchase our books and reports. A selection of these, along with our digital-only reports, are available to read online.
The Social Affairs Unit is the publisher of Standpoint, the monthly cultural and political news-stand magazine launched in June 2008.
Recent SAU articles
New SAU Address and Trustees Michael Mosbacher
Brexit Revolt - First insider account of the EU referendum Michael Mosbacher
Margaret Thatcher: Wrong on many things, but right on the one thing that mattered - or so argues Christie Davies Christie Davies
The British Empire will outlast the European Union - argues Lincoln Allison Lincoln Allison
When the (Fairy) Dust has Settled: Lincoln Allison assesses what the long-term impact of the London Olympics will be Lincoln Allison
How to Handle a Witch (or Several): The Daylight Gate - Jeanette Winterson Lincoln Allison
Tom Holland's In the Shadow of the Sword is a great story, bravely told, but it leaves Richard D. North longing for old fashioned academic pedantry: In The Shadow Of The Sword - Tom Holland Richard D. North
Those who support European integration should support British separation from Europe - argues Brendan Simms Brendan Simms
Sunday Courts: A Kenneth Clarke proposal that Chris Grayling would do well to shelve Jan Davies
Lincoln Allison asks, are the Olympic Games the biggest con on the planet? Lincoln Allison
Brexit Revolt - First insider account of the EU referendum Michael Mosbacher
Margaret Thatcher: Wrong on many things, but right on the one thing that mattered - or so argues Christie Davies Christie Davies
The British Empire will outlast the European Union - argues Lincoln Allison Lincoln Allison
When the (Fairy) Dust has Settled: Lincoln Allison assesses what the long-term impact of the London Olympics will be Lincoln Allison
How to Handle a Witch (or Several): The Daylight Gate - Jeanette Winterson Lincoln Allison
Tom Holland's In the Shadow of the Sword is a great story, bravely told, but it leaves Richard D. North longing for old fashioned academic pedantry: In The Shadow Of The Sword - Tom Holland Richard D. North
Those who support European integration should support British separation from Europe - argues Brendan Simms Brendan Simms
Sunday Courts: A Kenneth Clarke proposal that Chris Grayling would do well to shelve Jan Davies
Lincoln Allison asks, are the Olympic Games the biggest con on the planet? Lincoln Allison
Recent publications
Private Views: Voices from the Frontline of British Culture
The Nation that Forgot God
In Search of the Moderate Muslim
War Since 1990
Don't Tread on Me: Anti-Americanism Abroad
What If? Counterfactualism and the Problem of History
The Nation that Forgot God
In Search of the Moderate Muslim
War Since 1990
Don't Tread on Me: Anti-Americanism Abroad
What If? Counterfactualism and the Problem of History
Recent digital publications
Warning: Immigration Can Seriously Damage Your Wealth
Wealth And Poverty: A Jewish Analysis
How to Maximise Your Expenses: Advice to new Members of the European Parliament
Butler's Dilemma: Lord Butler's Inquiry and the Re-Assessment of Intelligence on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction
British Anti-Americanism
Mr Blair's Messiah Politics: A story of inspired government, 1997-2007
Wealth And Poverty: A Jewish Analysis
How to Maximise Your Expenses: Advice to new Members of the European Parliament
Butler's Dilemma: Lord Butler's Inquiry and the Re-Assessment of Intelligence on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction
British Anti-Americanism
Mr Blair's Messiah Politics: A story of inspired government, 1997-2007