It may seem like a fox writing a publication on keeping geese. Nevertheless, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has joined … Continue reading “How the New Economics Foundation would build the Big Society”

Liberalism, empowerment, responsibility, redistributing power so that people in their everyday lives don’t turn to officials or central government for … Continue reading “Government cannot build the Big Society”

One obvious place to look for big society initiatives in the Conservative manifesto was the section on sport. This does … Continue reading “Big society or big state?”

Tory leader David Cameron scored well on rhetoric yesterday – but fell down badly on detail. His vision is of “a … Continue reading “Cameron’s “Big Society” smacks of bureaucracy not empowerment”