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Tag Archives: Social Mobility
The decline of working-class MPs?
Who are our MPs? I became interested in the question after I read Dave’s post about Disraeli and his blue-collar Toryism, and wondered how many blue-collar MPs there are. Thanks to the House of Commons Library, it proved easy to plot … Continue reading
Luke’s World: It doesn’t have to be like this
Luke wants to be a vet. But you’ve heard him. He doesn’t think he’ll make it. He doesn’t know how to make it from where he is. He’s fatalistic – he thinks he’ll probably end up like his sister. There … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society
Tagged Big Society, Change, Legacy, Making a Difference, Social Mobility, Social responsibility, Society, Third Sector
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Is Miliband’s “British Promise” one to watch?
Ed Miliband spoke at the weekend to the Progress conference. It hardly won critical acclaim: a New Statesman blog called it the ‘worst speech he has ever delivered’ and John Rentoul wasn’t impressed by its ‘cliché-wridden verbiage.’ The speech did have one … Continue reading
Why everyone should be hoping the Big Society works
In my first blog post on Platform 10, I commented that “[the] Big Society is so very often considered a domestic phenomenon.” This isn’t surprising, given that we have a huge array of domestic problems from a dangerous high level … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Society, Conservatism, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Making a Difference, Morals, Social Mobility
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Why Dave Clements is wrong on nudge and the Big Society
Dave Clements at the Guardian Joe Public Blog has got entirely the wrong end of the stick on nudging, the Big Society and indeed the Tories generally. He seems to think that there is some great conspiracy to entrench government … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Society, Communities, Making a Difference, Public services, Responsibility, Social Media, Social Mobility, Society
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