Big Society Show keeps on rolling
Government has no business running civil society
Government has no business running civil society. And voluntary agencies have no business running public services. NCIA’s Peter Bird talks with trade unionists
Cameron’s ‘big society’ is a front for cuts, privatisation, the exploitation of labour and good will, and undermining trade unions. Peter explains….. The other morning I heard the Chief Executive of a national charity talking on the radio about an event they were having, and saying that they believed in the big society, it was something they had been promoting for some time. It put me in a right bad mood. Ok, it was my own fault! It was early in the morning, my coffee hadn’t percolated yet, I had no business listening to the radio! These are troubled times, you shouldn’t let the outside world into your home so early!
NCIA planning group: speaking out and connecting people
Here is an update from the NCIA planning group meeting on 6 September 2011. Let us know if you are interested in joining the planning group or if you want to comment or contribute to anything mentioned below. Email: info@independentaction.net
The cuts: how do we respond?
Read the notes from the latest NCIA Assembly on 26th October 2010 for an update on what people are doing to stop local cuts, generate useful research and mobilise nationally. For NCIA it was a call to connect people with each other, get alternative views out there and keep on challenging harmful commissioning and the Big Society Show. Let us know if you have any comments…
