tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post1998304492712141828..comments2023-10-27T07:50:27.411+01:00Comments on Next Left: Why Cameron's "big society" agenda would make Britain more unequalTom Hampsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917325958130851128noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-85545902599036483822010-03-31T18:41:57.515+01:002010-03-31T18:41:57.515+01:00The Speakers' Corner Trust website has been ho...The Speakers' Corner Trust website has been hosting a debate between IPPR and Policy Exchange on the relationship between society and state which resonates with this discussion. In the hope that it's of interest, here's the link: http://www.speakerscornertrust.org/forum/forum-for-debate/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12855167457516959971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-39607907970878743622009-12-18T15:09:16.504+00:002009-12-18T15:09:16.504+00:00edit: the modernized wing of the labour party fits...edit: the modernized wing of the labour party fits into the second cateogry, advocating highish spending and decentralized state. Old labour fits in the first category._______https://www.blogger.com/profile/12750073111707564700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-57764759950521291172009-12-18T15:07:33.749+00:002009-12-18T15:07:33.749+00:00I think British political leaders through out hist...I think British political leaders through out history can be fitted into the following 4 types, when it comes to the role of the state:<br /><br /><br />Big Redistribution + Centralised State<br /><br />Big Redistribution + Decentralized State<br /><br />Small Redistribution + Centralized State<br /><br />Small Redistribution + Decentralized State<br /><br />The modernized wing of the labour party fit's basically in the first category, particularly post Credit Crunch.<br /><br />Thatcher fitted into the third category.<br /><br />Cameron fits somewhere in between the 1st and 4th category, unable to decide if he supports progressive taxation and adequate government revenue, but broadly in favour of decentralizing and personalizing public services._______https://www.blogger.com/profile/12750073111707564700noreply@blogger.com