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Jul 19 2010
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From Nanny State to Big Society

David Cameron
More on the Big Society and David Cameron’s announcements today. Useful analysis from Norman Smith Chief political correspondent, BBC Radio 4: › Continue reading

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Jul 18 2010
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Big Society or big gaping gap where services once were?

Lady drinking a lovely cup of teaI know what you’re thinking, catchy title.

Since writing my ‘relationships that heal society’ post back in February, there has been much talk of David Cameron’s ‘Big Society’.

In many ways, this was presented as the UK Conservative Party’s lynchpin policy that launched their election campaign. But it isn’t wholly unfair to describe it as a wholesale flop. People didn’t get it. I still don’t think people have really understood it. Maybe it’s too ‘conceptual’ an idea to capture the imaginations of the British electorate in an era of soundbites?
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Jun 14 2010
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Greek language learning

Spot on.

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May 27 2010
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What I wish I’d known when I was 18

Thought provoking stuff from Fry:

STEPHEN FRY: WHAT I WISH I’D KNOWN WHEN I WAS 18 from Peter Samuelson on Vimeo.

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May 25 2010
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fruit

fruit

Inspired by Tom Wright’s Virtue Reborn, I’ve been finishing off our whistle-stop tour of Galatians:

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Despite the protestations from the Mrs, Tomatoes are a fruit, technically. Get the PDF here.

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