Demonstrators should not be able to erect a tent village outside St Paul's Cathedral as part of their protest against excess in the City, Prime Minist...
If David Cameron really wants to build a more optimistic country, he needs to invest in the people with ideas that will create lasting change. He needs to invest in the optimists.
A Conservative councillor has been suspended after comparing gay marriage to marriage with animals in response to a speech made by the prime minister....
It's accepted that a key obstacle for growth is the banks' unwillingness to lend to SMEs. But not even getting the same attention as SMEs in the debat...
As the Conservative Party conference kicks off in earnest, the Big Society is once again back on everyone's lips. It's been said that the idea is slowly being jettisoned, brushed under the carpet, but as yet nobody is really quite sure.
Local government is fundamentally political and its future should be at the heart of contemporary political debate.
We believe that once families start spending more time playing together, and realise how much value it brings to the quality of their family life, the perceived need for the latest X-Box or pair of designer trainers will diminish.
Philanthropists could save the state spending £100bn a year on social issues, according to research by Barclays Wealth. The report, entitled Early...
This Government has been relatively vocal about the role of charities because of their importance to David Cameron's Big Society project. The Giving White Paper and the changes introduced in the Budget this year were welcome steps forward but more could and should be done to make giving easier and more appealing. CAF believe that that the levels are so low that ministers need to kick start a new drive on giving by pledging to donate a percentage of their income to charitable causes.
Reports of the death of the Big Society have been exaggerated. The question is whether it can stay alive.
The head of one of Britain's biggest charities has given an uninspiring appraisal of David Cameron's Big Society project, questioning if it has contri...
Anna is the model citizen. The 31-year-old self-described professional volunteer spends Mondays running a free bike workshop, Wednesdays counselling o...
A gap year is just a year-long hedonistic holiday full of beaches, backpacks and time out in Thailand, right? Not anymore. With graduate jobs and univ...
As Cameron presides over an increasing disaster zone, the country needs its opposition more than ever to be bold and decisive. Let's hope that Ed Miliband can rise to the occasion...
There is much of merit in the Prime Minister's speech concerning the riots. His emphasis on morality and questions of 'right and wrong' will resonate with many. However, such rhetoric may be an empty vessel unless based on robust research into the causes of and solutions to the social problems to which he refers. A voice to stand up for democratic freedoms is crucial, but so is a need to work within the society that social workers are part in this country if we are to build together, rather than tear down, supportive state welfare that benefits social, political and economic well-being for all.
Social media didn't create this problem but it is giving voice to a politically alienated generation of citizens who have had enough and are demanding change.
During the riots we were forced to acknowledge the existence of Two Britains; one in which the rule of law was upheld and where people shared a common set of moral values, and a shadow Britain of morally displaced others who do not share these values. David Cameron has referred to these anti-social elements of British society as 'sick'. The Prime Minister's ideal of Big Society had clashed with the reality of a very Sick Society.
When it comes to recruiting volunteers there never seems to be a clear picture of how difficult or not it is! There's quite some disparity between different charities and other voluntary organisations according to the cause! It's the children, animals, disability, health, local, national challenge.
When David Cameron rolled out his "Big Society" program, which transfers the roles, duties, and power of government organizations to communities, vigi...
Both main political parties are offering their own version of society described by the Conservatives as the Big Society or by Labour as the Good Society.
It is far too soon to say what the political consequences of the terrible events of the last few days will be - but all we can say is that they seem c...
Society is falling apart in London right now. Young people are running amok, stealing everything they can without giving a damn about getting arrested. What's a criminal record when you don't have a future anyway?
The Big Society and Blue Labour are movements in crisis. Unable to inspire their relative political parties or the public, they are now seen more as the outlandish, often inflammatory, musings of academics from their ivory towers.
Labour has called on the government to carry out a comprehensive review on the impact of their budget plans on charities and voluntary organisations. ...
As we've all discovered in the past few years, £86m is not a large amount of money in government terms. Francis Maude claims he's managed to sa...
