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Digital Inclusion in the Big Society: you can't legislate human nature

Posted on 12 July 2011 in Sandi's Blog

In my mission to further social inclusion, I have been observing the interplay between the third sector, disabled activists and government: whilst everyone involved seem to be going along with happenings in a matter of fact way, I have been sitting, watching and thinking "What the.....".

Will the Big Society make us better human beings?

Posted on 15 February 2011 in Sandi's Blog

All this talk of the Big Society has led to a lot of discussion and debate in our house. However, the conversation has not been a theoretical one about whether it will or won't work, but about why on earth the fabric of our society has become so threadbare.

The Big Society: personal and collective responsibility

Posted on 30 November 2010 in Sandi's Blog

I have been thinking a lot about social change, what with Government setting out its stall under the Big Society banner, and I am troubled.