Response to 70/30
Coalition partners
About 20 charities and non-governmental organisations have joined us in support of 70/30. You can find a complete list of our Coalition Partners here.
Eminent researchers
Vivette Glover, Professor of Perinatal Psychobiology at Imperial College, was so enthusiastic she joined WAVE as a Trustee.
Professor Kevin Browne of Nottingham University (a leading researcher on child abuse) joined the 70/30 commitment and offered to work in partnership with WAVE to create this shift.
David Stone, Professor of Paediatric Epidemiology, at Glasgow University has offered his support for 70/30.
John McLaren, an economist at Glasgow University who has worked on the economics of early prevention and intervention with the Nobel Prize winning economist James Heckman also volunteered his support.
Patrons
The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith and General the Lord Ramsbotham GCB CBE both agreed to join Baroness Walmsley as Patrons of WAVE, to express their backing for 70/30.
Political Parties
The Liberal Democrat Party expressed its support for 70/30 by including a commitment to it in their 2010 General Election Manifesto.
Advisory Council
A small Advisory Council, which will address both how to achieve 70/30 in practice and how to win political support for the commitment, has been formed. Initial members are:
Naomi Eisenstadt CBE, former national head of Sure Start and former head of the Social Exclusion Unit in the Cabinet Office
Geoff Mulgan, Director of the Young Foundation and former head of policy for the Prime Minister, and
Sir Paul Ennals, Chief Executive of the National Children's Bureau.
Funders
A coalition of major funders backing 70/30 has been created. Initial members include:
The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
The Garfield Weston Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
The Man Group Charitable Trust
The McGrath Charitable Trust
