Better than cure—but difficult

LAST autumn things seemed to be going pretty well for STREET—a Muslim youth initiative based in south London, whose acronym stands for Strategy to Reach, Empower and Educate Teenagers—and its founding director, Abdul Haqq Baker. In November a fulsome letter lauding their “creative and innovative work” was sent across the Thames by the head of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), a think-tank that tries to improve society from a much posher location near Westminster. That was especially welcome because the CSJ is well-connected: it was set up by Iain Duncan Smith, a former Conservative leader and now work and pensions secretary.