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Category Archives: Localism and the Big Society
Apr 8 2013
The central government continues to believe that it, and not elected local authorities, knows best
1 CommentTweet George Jones and John Stewart describe the considerable freedom for action and initiatives by local authorities up to the Second World War. Central controls then began to escalate, culminating in the 1980s when their right to determine their own levels of expenditure … Continue reading
Posted by: April 8, 2013
Tagged with: 2011 Localism Act, localism
Oct 8 2012
The state has a key role in providing the framework for action and policies to ensure fairness on behalf of all its citizens
Leave a commentTweet Anne Power discusses Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ initiative and says that public spending cuts, which fall disproportionately on more disadvantaged households and communities, may not achieve the goal of pushing citizens towards greater self-reliance or greater equality of opportunity. She acknowledges governments are … Continue reading
Posted by: October 8, 2012
Tagged with: big society, David Cameron, welfare
Aug 3 2012
The National Audit Office should not be responsible for the audit of local authorities
Leave a commentTweet George Jones and John Stewart support the government’s proposal that local authorities can choose their own auditor as it is consistent with both localism and practice in many organisations. Elective audit and district audit The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 prescribed auditors … Continue reading
Posted by: August 3, 2012
Tagged with: audit, local government finance
Jul 24 2012
Mending “Broken Britain”: From the Respect Agenda to the Big Society
Leave a commentTweet Judi Atkins argues that David Cameron’s conception of a ‘broken Britain’ and the Big Society have ideological underpinnings that suggest that he is best seen not as the ‘heir to Blair’, but as the ‘son of Thatcher’. Addressing the Centre for Social Justice in 2006, David … Continue reading
Posted by: July 24, 2012
Tagged with: big society, Conservatives in Coalition, David Cameron, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair
Jul 12 2012
We need to ensure that group behaviours are taken into account across policy initiatives
Leave a commentTweet Caroline MacFarland addresses the oversights of the Big Society in not laying out the fundamental means to harness and encourage social group activity. This is vital as clubs and social groups cultivate social capital, wellbeing, and counter social ills such … Continue reading
Posted by: July 12, 2012
Tagged with: big society, clubs, social groups
Jul 12 2012
Yet another feeble paper on civil service reform that will achieve little for local government
1 CommentTweet George Jones and John Stewart dismiss the Government’s new paper outlining their plan for civil service reform as another inadequate attempt. Civil-service reform should draw heavily upon the experience of local government. Here we go again. The Government’s paper, The … Continue reading
Posted by: July 12, 2012
Tagged with: civil service reform, local government
Jun 15 2012
The ‘Big Society’ will not necessarily lead to better elderly care treatment
7 CommentsTweet Di Galpin looks at the Big Society from a philosophical standpoint and questions whether it can be achieved without encouragement from an active state. The Big Society has been vilified as a return to the politics of the New Right; a Trojan … Continue reading
Posted by: June 15, 2012
Tagged with: big society, elderly care, health and social care
May 16 2012
Nudging citizens towards localism? Links between behaviour change and local action have not yet been thought through sufficiently
Leave a commentTweet Peter John discusses new research into the government’s nudge policy and argues there is a danger that the link between behaviour change and local action will never be sufficiently established if the emphasis is placed solely on decentralisation. Nudging citizens toward localism? … Continue reading
Posted by: May 16, 2012
Tagged with: behavioural policy, decentralisation, localism, nudge
