A social pact

Abstract

This has probably been one of the most wide-ranging consultation process in the Faculty where all the Faculty community had the opportunity to share their ideas on what they would like this Country to look like. This Country has gone through a lot this last year whether it’s on the health, social, environmental or political level. As a Faculty, now that we are on the verge of a General Election, we would like to voice our concerns but also lay out a number of principles that we feel should serve you as a guide as you prepare your manifesto proposals. The need for quality of life which is not simply substantiated by money, state and wealth, is at the heart of our discourse. Unless we realise that there is more to life we risk imploding as a Country. Hence, we are appealing that no one is left behind, that discrimination and hate become something of the past, that our communities are nourished by love and respect and that social policy is at the heart of all that we do and decide. Not only that, we need to keep working hard so that we minimise the possibility of people being left by the wayside. This is the heart of our message, ‘social justice’, and as we move towards celebrating the 10th anniversary since this Faculty was established we would like to call out all politicians to respect and endorse the slogan that is guiding the Faculty this year, namely that we need to ‘Hear’ to engage.