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Tag Archives: Living in Britain
Is it time to disestablish the Church of England?
My answer would be “No”, but I think it’s time to have the debate. Prince Charles intends to be the “Defender of Faith” when he becomes King, rather than the “Defender of the Faith”. David Cameron wants to change the … Continue reading
The Absence of Conservative Women
At the 2005 general election, seventeen women were elected as Conservative MPs. Seventeen men called David were also elected as Conservative MPs, and the Shadow Cabinet contained more Davids than women. This number of Conservative women elected was dwarfed both by Labour’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaigning, Change, Conservatism, Equality, Living in Britain, Re-engaging Voters, Social Mobility
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Barwell and the Big Society
I’m proud to come from Barwell in Leicestershire and hope to represent it on the local Borough Council after May’s elections. If you only believed the lazy and sensationalistic reporting about Barwell, by the London-based media, following a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society
Tagged Big Society, Empowerment, Lib Dems, Living in Britain, Making a Difference, Social Mobility, Society
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Moving the Big Society forward
This morning I went to the Big Society Network’s Cameron Direct on the Big Society. It was a great event, well-organised, good questions (though a couple of plants…) and generally fun. A few things that struck me during the … Continue reading
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Tagged Accountability, Big Society, Campaigning, Communication, Conservatism, Democracy, Funding, Living in Britain, Localism, Making a Difference, Mutuals, Philanthropy, Post-Bureaucratic Age, Public services, Re-engaging Voters, Responsibility, Social Mobility, Society, Transparency
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Chris White on the Progress of his Big Society Bill
It feels like a long time since I last wrote about my Bill for this blog but with it due to receive its Money Resolution shortly, I thought it might be a good moment to review both it and the … Continue reading