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Tag Archives: Localism
The Royal Succession and the EU
Months ago, the Tory Reform Group invited George Eustice MP to come and talk to one of our regular policy suppers about his new European policy group. Entirely by accident, I have to confess, the event was on Wednesday this … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs
Tagged Accountability, Change, Competition, EU, Localism, Referendum
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The politically Conservative case for employee ownership
Before the election one of the big policy gambits made by the Prime Minister was to drive throw the mutualisation of public services and to champion co-operatives. The Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, set up a special unit … Continue reading
A social approach to democracy
Internet campaigns websites have seen more publicity this year than ever before, with their numbers seemingly increasing as fast as their column inches. This month saw the government re-launch their official ePetitions website, now incorporated into DirectGov, which seeks to … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Accountability, Democracy, Localism, Re-engaging Voters, Technology
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Is the government doing enough?
There’s an interesting article on politicalbetting.com this morning, asking whether the government is trying to do too much in one term. I’ve pondered this before, but from a different angle – asking whether the Coalition agreement was being progressed through … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Big Society, Economy, Education, Health, Localism, Making a Difference, Process, Tax, Welfare
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Picking a crowd for crowd-sourcing
A while ago, I listened to a debate on Radio 4 about crowd-sourcing which turned out to be considerably less interesting than I had hoped. But I’ve been trying to make some conclusions for ages, because it’s a central part … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society
Tagged Change, Communities, Labour, Localism, Making a Difference, New Politics, Re-engaging Voters, Society
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