Big Society

The Institute has held a number of events to discuss The Big Society and its implications.

What’s emerged is that many Councils are now trying to prepare strategies or write position papers ... and given that there is no ‘blueprint’ to follow and that political and operational starting-points vary so much, this is going to be a challenge. 

To assist we are holding a number of events and publishing a range of Briefing and other papers. These are shown elsewhere on this page but please contact Martin Woodrow if you need further information.

NEW!!!  We have also prepared a programme of in-house Briefings and Workshops on Localism & the Big Society which can accelerate understanding, absorb best practice and help officers and elected members to get to grips with the opportunities and challenges of government policy. To download more details click here

You also might like to read the report of our first Big Society Roundtable and also the Response to the Supporting a Civil Society Consultation based upon a Roundtable held in November.

We have also published a Briefing Paper

The Big Society: An Introduction, by Nicholas Duffin

and will be publishing the following briefings over the next few months,

Ø      New Technology and The Big Society 
Ø      The Big Society and Budget Reduction (Published - see right)
Ø      The Big Society and Community Development  (Published - see right)
Ø      The Big Society and the NHS
Ø      The Big Society and the Police (Published - see right)
Ø      The Big Society and the Private Sector (Published - see right)
Ø      The Big Society and Elected Members
Ø      The Big Society and the Voluntary Sector (Published - see right)