Category Archives: Civic Engagement

Big Society changing Social Care?

Windsor and Maidenhead, chosen as a big society vanguard in 2010, has changed their approach to social care More »

In the New Statesman, Barry Knight explores the philosophy of the Big Society and why it should be taken seriously More »

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A report by Democratic Audit on the state of democracy in the UK sounds anything but optimistic. More »

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Residents from 8 villages in rural Lancashire banded together to dig a 40-mile trench to lay the cable for high-speed internet More »

Giles Edwards shares his experiences observing some of the new Big Society community organizers over the past half year More »