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April 12, 2014

David Cameron talks about faith, Easter, churches and poverty

David Cameron has spoken this week of his Christian faith and has gone on to make claims at Easter about a 'Christian country'. His sincerity has been widely questioned on Twitter, but it's not for me to judge him. God can see into Cameron's heart but I can't. However, the Prime Minister and I have very different understandings of Christianity.
December 9, 2013

'Big Society' failing millions of the most needy, says new report

Millions of people are being left behind, and the charities that help them are being shut out from the faltering Big Society project, says a new report
January 22, 2013

Climate of fear inhibits some charities from criticising public policy

Gagging clauses in contracts and attacks by government ministers on those who speak out in support of the vulnerable are making some charities fearful.
January 7, 2013

Charity chief raps Cameron on 'Big Society' con behind big cuts

An organisation representing Britain's big charity chiefs says the Prime Minister is failing on the 'Big Society', while they suffer from huge cuts.
June 12, 2012

The collusion of charities in the dismantling of the welfare state

Are well-meaning but politically naïve charities unwittingly helping the government to dismantle the welfare state?
August 25, 2011

Greenbelt: Big society, big deal, big con?

Ekklesia is co-sponsoring a discussion of the ins and outs of 'Big Society' claims at the Greenbelt Festival in Cheltenham, at 6.30pm on Friday 26 August 2011.
June 24, 2011

'Big Society' agenda must be inclusive, say Humanists

A parliamentary inquiry is calling on religious and non-religious groups to give evidence on the government’s 'Big Society' agenda.
June 20, 2011

'Big Society' Bill: Freedom... or rationing?

Newspapers have reported that the UK government is to publish a ‘Big Society’ bill, supposedly giving citizens more choice and control. In practice, this may involve offloading further responsibilities on to individuals, families and communities, forcing them to put in extra time and money or go without much-needed services.
June 10, 2011

Daily Mail tries to launch a 'holy war'

In a frankly inept example of a newspaper with a huge axe to grind engineering the story it then reports, the Daily Mail yesterday (9 June 2011) attempted to create a 'holy war' between the leaders of England's Anglican and Catholic communities over David Cameron's 'Big Society' - presumably with the aim of defending the latter.
June 10, 2011

The C of E and the 'Big society'