Cutting It: ‘Big Society’ and the new austerity
4th Nov 2010; 13:00
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The Coalition government wants to build a Big Society - but how do we ensure the idea is not just big, but also sustainable and fair?
In the face of deep public spending cuts, the Prime Minister has consistently repeated the message that “we’re all in this together”. But can the Big Society project deliver just and equitable distribution of resources and well-being across all social groups?
Join Anna Coote, head of social policy at nef and author of “Ten Questions about the Big Society” and an expert panel of discussants at the RSA to debate the Big Society, social justice and the new austerity.
Speakers: Anna Coote, head of social policy, nef; Jonty Olliff-Cooper, director of policy and strategy, A4e and member of the steering group of the Big Society Network; Patrick Butler, editor of society, health and education policy, The Guardian
Chair: Mark Easton, BBC Home Editor
In association with new economics foundation.
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Cutting It
Anna Coote (New Economics Foundation, 2010)
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