The breadth of this definition indicates that social exclusion does not refer to a specific social problem that people might face, but that it is a moral category, defined by politicians. It is not a problem that you're poor, apparently - it is how you behave as a consequence that is seen by the government as a problem. Creativity can be dull 'The arts and sports are key to our quality of life. They matter for their own sake', says page 22 of Labour's manifesto. How New Labour hopes to boost creativity, of all things, through setting government targets and political priorities, is anybody's guess.
Nobody likes being a victim of crime.
But paying homage to green concerns manages to make Labour's 'Ambitions for Britain' seem even lower. Environmentalism, in politics, seems rather too handy as a call for caution and restraint. To enable the European Union to act where NATO chooses not to, the EU should improve its military capabilities for humanitarian, peacekeeping and crisis-management tasks'. When the UK wants to make war, it might pretend it's making love - but it doesn't take a cynic to suspect that the UK might have its own interests at heart. What this election needs is politics - and we should think twice before voting for anything less.