The CSJ’s strategy for sport and physical activity simmers with possibilities absent from the government’s scheme
The Rugby World Cup is about to start but it’s moves by players off the pitch that could be of greater national importance. Last week the plan for the future health and wellbeing of the UK was played out in a game of two reports spearheaded by rugby legends.
The first saw the publication of the long-awaited new UK government strategy for sport and physical activity, “Get Active”. It contains good intentions, new targets and positive language but little clarity about how, this time, it’s actually going to work. A second report from the Centre for Social Justice published just days later then joined the fray, offering a more compelling vision and details on how to achieve it in “Game changer: a plan to transform young lives through sport”.
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