Public service culture is becoming an important area of discussion, including on this website. Yesterday, writing in the Daily Telegraph, the outgoing Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O’Donnell said: “There is Read more

This week, Francis Maude launched the Mutuals Support Programme which will help public sector staff to form independent mutuals or social enterprises. This is (long-awaited) good news but the programme Read more

This week, private company Circle Healthcare won a 10 year contract worth £10bn to run the financially troubled Hichingbrooke hospital in Huntington, Cambridgeshire. Plenty of individual NHS services are already Read more

David Cameron recently made a speech which focused on building strong communities and strong families as well as developing a culture of giving. These are crucially important aspects of Big Read more

It has been a rough ride for the Big Society over the last couple of weeks but I think it has emerged from it in an enhanced state.  Here’s why: Read more

There has been quite a lot of Big Society-bashing this week. Some commentators are asking where the detail is. Others are asking if it can work at all. More sensible Read more