Big Society Blog: Supporting the development of Big Society in new Localism?
Kirstin Couper, Associate Director
22 December 2010
Empowering local communities to shape local areas has been a goal of central government for the past decade, for some essential to the success of Big Society, and so it was unsurprising to read about it in the new the Localism Bill.

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Big Society: what of the new localism bill?
Victoria Harkness, Head of Local Government Research
15 December 2010
We’ve been waiting with bated breath for the new Localism Bill, finally published on Monday, 13 December. Not a lot of surprises in there – we’ve known for some time of the desire of Eric Pickles and co. to “fundamentally shake up the balance of power in this country”.

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Tell your residents what you are doing
Ben Page, Chief Executive, Ipsos MORI
2 December 2010
Ben Page, Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI, discusses how local councils must communicate their value for money in order to see satisfaction levels rise.

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Big Society and the Bigger Picture
Anna Beckett, Research Director
29 November 2010
This week, having come back from holiday, I’ve been thinking about how big (or not) UK society already is, and how we compare to other countries around the world.

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The Big Society Blog: Are we the Big Society?
Anna Beckett, Research Director
10 November 2010
When I opened a letter from my council inviting me to apply for a free shovel to keep pavements clear this winter, it brought home that I'm exactly the sort of person Big Society might target.

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Big Society: the devil is in the detail
Anna Beckett, Research Director
21 October 2010
Yesterday George Osborne confirmed that key aspects of the Big Society (community organisers and National Citizen Service pilots) will definitely receive funding. This blog will explore reactions to the Big Society, along with providing analysis and insight, based on our public opinion data.

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