2. The Big Society Has Got History Burke 18th Century Tory view
of society small platoons Victorian idea of philanthropy and
nationalidentity 20th century idea of Welfare State: Atlee to
MacMillan One Nation 3. From Class War to Third Way Consensus
starts to fracture under Heath andthen class war becomes a success
underThatcher John Major and Tony Blair seek a Third Waythat
combines social welfarism and freemarket 4. The Compassionate
Conservative 5. Born out of Defeat The Rights greatest weakness
over manydecades has been its failure to explain anddevelop its
moral purpose. This has left itelectorally vulnerable to left-wing
parties thatnever miss an opportunity to presentcompassionate
credentials to the increasingnumber of values voters in
developedelectorates. Tim MontgomerieConservativeHome 6. The Big
Society Is There 7. Big Society Philosophers 8. A new position 9.
Not an election issue 10. The Big Society ParadoxThe specific
project is on trackBut:It has no political significance orpolicy
impact 11. Big Society RIP? Third Sector Opposition Lack of
capacity in the system Lack of citizen time Sectoral self-interest
Market forces Political distraction Bigger forces 12. A Bigger Big
Society? Post Bureaucratic Age Networked Politics New identity
politics 13. The Big Society:A Users Guide Charlie Beckett
Director, POLIS,
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