Category Archives: Big Society

What can reaction to the government’s ‘fill up’ message teach us?

Posted on Friday March 30th 2012 by Fiona Melville

Channel 4 News last night showed some extraordinary footage of queues at petrol stations – people waiting ages to fill up in preparation for a strike which hasn’t been called, is still being discussed with ACAS, and which cannot be … Continue reading →

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Make stuff fun, make it rewarding

Posted on Tuesday February 14th 2012 by Nick Denys

Last week I attended an interesting event hosted by the Big Society Network/ Spring Giving, curated by PlayMob. It focused on how gaming and social enterprise are a comfortable fit (my summary is below). There is a lot of talk … Continue reading →

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What do we think is worth it?

Posted on Thursday November 24th 2011 by Fiona Melville

The Independent quotes a Department for Transport source as saying, “There is money around for things when we think they are worth it, such as [weekly] bin collections.” This caught my eye in Ben Brogan’s always excellent morning email (sign … Continue reading →

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Luke’s World: It doesn’t have to be like this

Posted on Friday November 4th 2011 by Fiona Melville

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 →

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Everything must change

Posted on Tuesday November 1st 2011 by Edmund Coleridge

A much mocked quote last year, spoken by Steve Hilton according to Andrew Rawnsley, was that “[e]verything must have changed by 2015. Everything”. The important and simple point that Steve Hilton was making was I believe this: sound economic management … Continue reading →

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