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The Big Society is the Parental Society
If there’s one good thing that has come out of the riots and looting in English cities this week, it’s that it has brought out the parent in society. The shock, outrage, fear and heartbreak at the destruction did not … Continue reading
The Erotics of the Debt Ceiling
So, according to the general gist of the media coverage, there’s just under a week to go to financial armageddon. If the US government cannot get Congress to agree to a lifting of the debt ceiling, it won’t be able … Continue reading
Taxdodging – a breakdown in the dialectic
Campaigning organisation 38degrees has secured national newspaper ad space to run a full page adverts calling on the government to do something about the £120 billion lost through taxdodging. That amount alone is enough to wipe out a good part … Continue reading
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The Big Society – Does size matter?
I attended a workshop yesterday, organised by the Environmental Law Foundation, on how the concept of the Big Society could help local residents to achieve environmental justice. Of course, there is a still confusion about what David Cameron meant when … Continue reading
