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Don't worry Cameron, I can see your Big Society on the distant horizon – even if you can't

Bright Green Editors 8 January 2012 Don't worry Cameron, I can see your Big Society on the distant horizon – even if you can't2012-01-08T16:00:15+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
By Alex Murray The New Year. A time for sharing. A time for caring. The perfect time for a Big Society. People heading to soup kitchens. A goat for a…
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A Year of BS: 3 Reasons why The Big Society is a Big Fraud

Maggie Chapman 20 June 2011 A Year of BS: 3 Reasons why The Big Society is a Big Fraud2011-06-20T10:00:42+01:00 *Society* 1 Comment
For some time in opposition David Cameron had been quietly supportive of a group of people doing things most people didn’t rate, but that made a huge difference to the…
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The cynical ‘Big Society’ lie

Bright Green Editors 15 February 2011 The cynical ‘Big Society’ lie2011-02-15T09:31:49+00:00 3 Comments
By Rupert Read I have just watched Simon Hughes MP on television saying that there 'of course' have to be cuts to voluntary services at a time of large-scale government cuts.…
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Tunisia’s struggle and ours: battles in the same war

KateBlagojevic 16 January 2011 Tunisia’s struggle and ours: battles in the same war2011-01-16T10:31:57+00:00 Global 2 Comments
As an anti-cuts campaigner in the UK fighting rises in tuition fees or corporate tax dodging or the closure of a local library or redundancies at a city council or…
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