Tag Archives: Post-Bureaucratic Age

Notes from a Big Society Romantic

I want to start this post by declaring an interest. Indeed it is a special interest. I love the concept of the Big Society. Unequivocally love it. Striving to build better, stronger more vibrant communities is a supremely noble political … Continue reading

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Nat Wei: What Big Society means

Big Society is about a belief that people are often best placed to solve local problems and improve their community, when given the right information, tools, and opportunities. And that they can often do far more when they come together, … Continue reading

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Map the Police – the Guardian’s wrong about Police.uk

Simon Jenkins in Friday’s Guardian launched an attack on the new crime maps website Theresa May unveiled last week. The article is worth a read for the full broadside – but its essence is that it’s based on meaningless statistics, it’s typical of central … Continue reading

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Knowing about the good as well as the bad

Building on the conversation I had with Sean in the comments this morning… Even though I STILL (after an hour of trying) can’t get to the information for my postcode, the new www.police.uk tool is fantastic. Though it needs better … Continue reading

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Open source government needs open-minded procurement

Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude declares the era of “Major IT Projects” over. Few will disagree with his observation that the Government has provided “easy margins” for the incumbent IT giants, in fact most will go further and … Continue reading

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