Below are a selection of links relating to this blog.
Social Reform
- Wikipedia entry for the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
- Wikipedia entry for Dr Thomas John Barnardo
Big Society
In government/politics:
- David Cameron’s Hugo Young Memorial Lecture
- Big Society, Not Big Government – Building a Big Society, a Conservative Party policy document
- Building the Big Society, a Cabinet Office document
- David Cameron’s speech in Liverpool
- Nat’s Building the Big Society presentation to the Institute for Government
For organisations, activists, and intermediaries:
- Phillip Blond and others on Respublica’s blog
- Matthew Taylor’s blog at the RSA
- Will Perrin’s blog at Talkaboutlocal
- Platform 10
For citizens and citizen groups and how to engage them:
- The Big Society Network Blog
- The Abundant Community (US) site
- The Social Spaces site
Some books relating to the Big Society:
- The Big Society by Jesse Norman
- Red Tory: How Left and Right have Broken Britain and How we can Fix It by Phillip Blond
- Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way by Jim Diers
- The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods by John Mcknight
- Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age by Clay Shirky
- Together: How Small Groups Achieve Big Things by Henry Hemming
Shoreditch
- Wikipedia entry for Shoreditch
Get involved
Hi Nat – I have recently started a political blog, aimed at creating a balanced debate around the budget deficit.
Its called, http://www.cutthedebt.co.uk . I wonder if you could help promote it by putting out a mention?
The site is funded by me, and carries no advertising or political messages. It was started because I feel passionately that as a country we should act responsibly to reduce our debts to a manageable level, and over time only spend what we collect through taxes. There are many anti-cuts sites, but very few that support a balanced budget. Those that do exist tend to be political and tea-party-esque, which we are careful to avoid.
I feel so strongly about this, yet there is almost no mass movement fighting the profligacy that still exists after years of overspending and tax evasion.
Thanks for any support. A link on this page would be great.
Hi Nat,
Came across you on Twitter as a ‘should follow’. If you are interested in the advocacy of the social enterprise sector, check out ClearlySo (www.clearlyso.com) – recent activities have been written about in the blog like the Social Business Conference last week. ClearlySo promotes the success of social enterprises, connecting them to he corporate world and investors. Get in touch!
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