Post election links

“The Big Society: How it could Work” Gabriel Chanan and Colin Miller.
http://www.pacesempowerment.co.uk
This is a short and very readable paper; it looks at each proposal outlined in ‘Big Society’ and analyses it asking the question; “is this proposal likely to improve the quality of community life?”

Draft Communities and Local Government Structural Reform Plan.
http://www.communities.gov.uk
Communities and Local Government have produced a plan to show how the reforms set out in the Coalition Agreement will be implemented. The plan sets out clear priorities and actions for how the government intends to make localism and Big Society part of everyday life.

“Ten Big Questions about the Big Society” (and ten ways to make the best of it). New Economics Foundation. Anna Coote.
http://www.neweconomics.org
A thoughtful paper setting Big Society in the context of sustainable economic development.

“Multiple Solutions” Iain Duncan Smith (Paper on reforming the approach to multiple needs and disadvantage).
http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk
Some insights here into Iain Duncan Smith’s thoughts on how complex problems can be solved, and a clear steer towards Payment by Results.

“Election Unplugged 11: Northern Reflections on the coalition’s programme for government” IPPR North.
http://www.ippr.org

The Coalition: our programme for government.
http://programmeforgovernment.hmg.gov.uk

Parliament, (including contacting MP’s and Peers, tracking issues, keeping up to date)
http://www.parliament.uk

Big Society in the north - a forum for developing and discussing Big Society
http://grou.ps/bigsocietynorth/

ACEVO Cuts watch
http://www.cutswatch.org.uk/main/