tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post7160376097982011140..comments2023-10-27T07:50:27.411+01:00Comments on Next Left: How to save the big societyTom Hampsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917325958130851128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-28191344155573850422011-02-03T17:26:13.388+00:002011-02-03T17:26:13.388+00:00It is a reasonable hypothesis that Big Society par...It is a reasonable hypothesis that Big Society participation will strongly relate to social capital. It is not just the long-hours culture, or second jobs. Putnam's work shows, if I'm not mistaken, that the biggest factor undermining social capital is the increase in travel to work times. All three are hard to solve, to put it mildly.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />Colin Talbot<br />www.whitehallwatch.orgColin Talbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625833262275172326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-91131020949539851562011-02-02T10:04:57.042+00:002011-02-02T10:04:57.042+00:00Well said Sunder. Recently I've worked on two ...Well said Sunder. Recently I've worked on two community projects for free, and have been irritated when people automatically label these 'Big Society'. The Tory campaign to 'engage' the country with their State reduction agenda has captured imaginations but I think the backlash will be considerable if/when people feel they've been manipulated into doing the State's work for free, perhaps when the tax rate comes down for instance. I think that, ultimately, the backlash against Tory Big Society rhetoric will lead to a more selfish society as people retreat into disillusionment (same old Tories); I just hope this cycle runs quickly so that the Labour party has a chance of picking up some of the good things that have happened as a result of the Big Society campaign.<br />Kind regards<br />Sam HolmesUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549670050284478363noreply@blogger.com