It's true that the scandals have undermined much of the Back to Basics propaganda program, however this doesn't mean the Tories have failed. The Child Protection Agency, despite negative publicity, is still in place. The Agency targets men who are already paying maintenance rather than track down those who pay nothing because this way it is easier to reach target figures. The force of the moral crusade may have collapsed but the policies behind it are still being implemented. More importantly a consensus is being created that the cost of the welfare state is no longer justifiable.
Capitalism is a cruel and unjust system.
It has caused people to live in poverty for over 200 years. It couldn't survive without a strong ideology justifying its actions. In England at the moment we can see the repackaging of such an ideology. It is up to us to name the real enemy, not the poor, the weak or dispossessed in society, but rather capitalism. 1 published by the Joesph Rowntree Foundation.