Despite its big society resonance, the prime minister should be credited for some credible first steps towards her vision of a shared society
So the prime minister believes there is such a thing as society, and that it may require some help from the state. Building a “shared society” was the idea outlined by the prime minister in a speech to the Charity Commission last week. It sounds a bit early-Cameron/Hilton and, given how their “big society” idea went, it was a bold way to frame Theresa May’s domestic agenda.
Which is why it is worth considering. May made it clear in her speech that working with charities, campaign groups and social enterprises is key to the agenda. This is right, but then David Cameron’s team tried the same trick and failed to carry it off. The big society ended in a calamity of gagging clauses, bad relations between commissioners and delivery organisations and mutual mistrust. May’s government needs to do better.
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