Dear Colleagues,
As the phrase ‘Big Society’ seems to have acquired the status of being ‘off message’ in Scotland, LPL went south last week to assess how seriously it was being taken. Nick Hurd, the new Minister for Civil Society made it clear that the PM wants this to be his main legacy and reeled off a string of actions that he believes will make it all happen. Phillip Blond, ‘Red Tory’ think tanker and one of the Prime Minister’s inner circle, called for the radical mutualisation of just about everything and explained why the poor should be ‘recapitalised’. Judging by the body language, the Minister and Mr. Blond are not in accord with all of this but both are clearly serious in their intent. What was not so evident is why.
Best wishes,
Pauline Smith (DTAS Board member)
Chair of LPL steering group
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