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Analysis: The Big Society

The Big Society

27/09/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Analysis, The Big Society

Anne McElvoy examines what the origins of the government's Big Society idea tell us.

Anne McElvoy examines the little-known origins of David Cameron's Big Society idea and asks what they tell us about how the Coalition government will do less and society do more.

Bigging It Up

The Coalition claims its Big Society is more than a slogan and its ideas are shaping key policies. Anne McElvoy investigates the little-known genesis of David Cameron's big idea and examines what its roots reveal about how the government will go about doing less - and ensuring society does more.

Presenter Anne McElvoy
Producer Simon Coates
Editor Innes Bowen.

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