Social Affairs Unit

The Social Affairs Unit is a registered charity in the United Kingdom.

'Though always an independent institute, it was started with active encouragement from the Institute of Economic Affairs. Founder Chairman was Professor Julius Gould, founder Director Dr Digby Anderson.'

'In its early years the Unit was concerned with the critical evaluation of the welfare state. Many of its authors' ideas then very controversial especially on schools and higher education - local autonomy, parental accountability, curricular rigour - have now found their way into the policy mainstream, so too has early work on adoption and social security.'

'In the mid-eighties the Unit added a concern with values and started a series about virtue and social policy, including books on manners, and sanctions for deviant behaviour.'

Tobacco industry involvement
The Social Affairs Unit has accepted funding from British American Tobacco. 

Digby Anderson, a political sociologist from the Social Affairs Unit in London, also served as a participant in the tobacco industry-funded front group Associates for Research in the Science of Enjoyment, or ARISE. He was considered a "top-class expert" who helped reinforce the tobacco industry's messages., at Page 6

Trustees

 * Professor Julius Gould [Chairman]
 * John Greenwood [Treasurer]
 * Professor Anthony O'Hear
 * Frank Sharratt
 * Dr. Simon Green

Other

 * Director: Michael Mosbacher

Advisory Council

 * Dr. Alejandro Chafuen
 * Professor Christie Davies
 * Professor Adrian Furnham
 * Professor Jacques Garello
 * Professor Nathan Glazer
 * Dr. Simon Green
 * Professor Leonard Liggio
 * Professor David Martin
 * Professor Antonio Martino
 * Professor Michael Novak
 * John O'Sullivan
 * Dr. Geoffrey Partington

Contact information
The Social Affairs Unit 314 - 322 Regent Street London W1B 3BB

Web site: http://www.socialaffairsunit.org.uk/