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Ethos special Big Society series

Ethos presents a special series on the origins and future of Big Society, with contributions from some of the UK's leading experts

Francis Davis Part 1 - Big Society's beginnings

Francis Davis

As part of an Ethos special series on Big Society, Francis Davis, Fellow of The Young Foundation, examines the movement's origins

Lord Adebowale Part 2 - The big idea

Lord Adebowale

The Chief Executive of Turning Point argues that bespoke services offer a practical model for the Big Society

Asheem Singh Part 3 - A wider Big Society

Asheem Singh

The government must broaden its approach to Big Society in order to recognise the hidden value of relationships in our communities

Alex Oliver Part 4 - What the citizen wants

Alex Oliver

The joint Head of Public Service Practice at The Futures Company examines Big Society from the public's perspective

Freddy Gray Part 5 - A big responsibility

Freddy Gray

The government must take responsibility for the actions of local councils, argues Freddy Gray of The Spectator

Chris Hyman Part 6 - Delivering Big Society

Chris Hyman

The Chief Executive of Serco on how to turn the Big Society vision from theory into practice, and the benefits of working in partnership

Recent Articles

Jeremy Laurance Permissive, but not prescriptive

The recently passed NHS reforms will not break a beloved system, argues The Independent’s Health Editor, but the details of their implementation present clear dangers

Chris White MP Responsible capitalism

New legislation requires public bodies to consider wider social value when awarding contracts. The author of the Public Services (Social Value) Bill, comments on its implications

Vernon Bogdanor Power and the people

Constitutional reforms have not brought about a more participatory democracy, argues Vernon Bogdanor. Instead, they are building a quasi-federal state

Stephen Duckworth Developing world designs

Social enterprises harnessing ‘frugal innovation’ are developing public services inspired directly by the needs of emerging economies

Sophie Hudson Government and giving

Philanthropy is on the political agenda, with aims to promote support for the third sector. But will they succeed in these austere times?

Serco Time to innovate

Reactions from a roundtable convened at the House of Commons to discuss the Open Public Services White Paper and its implications for local government

Darra Singh Tackling the riots

Darra Singh, Chair of the Riots Communities and Victims Panel, on why the English riots happened and what we can learn from them

Jeremy Stafford The state of public services

Jeremy Stafford, CEO of Serco UK & Europe, examines the role of the state in maintaining quality public services during times of economic hardship

David Smith Recession lessons

The Sunday Times Economics Editor on why the economy crashed and what must be learned before it can recover

Peter Riddell Leading the civil service

Peter Riddell, Director of the Institute for Government, takes a look at the current roles and previous experience of Sir Jeremy Heywood, Sir Bob Kerslake and Ian Watmore

Andrew Haldenby Payment by results

“If we are to pay for results, who should decide what the right  result is?” The Director of think tank Reform looks at the challenges of this public service delivery model

Paul Howarth Nuclear future

Dr Paul Howarth, Managing Director of the National Nuclear Laboratory, on the commissioning of a new plutonium research facility and other exciting projects

Stephen Bubb Level the playing field

ACEVO’s Sir Stephen Bubb argues that voluntary organisations should be able to play a fuller role in service delivery

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