Today the Prime Minister launched our Big Society Agenda in Liverpool.He set out the government's plans to end Labour's top-down, controlling approach and give people the tools to improve their own lives. For 13 years, we've had Labour and Government controlling everything from Whitehall. Well no more! Finally, we're being given the opportunity to control our own lives. Labour surely couldnt have thought that Whitehall pen pushers know more about our communities than the people that actually live and work in them. Anyway, Labour aren't exactly well know for their excellent decisions... one word, defecit! Enough said I think?
The Conservative Party are showing that although Government is essential, the real experts are local people. They are showing that they trust the hard working people across the United Kingdom, unlike the previous Labour government. Labour should be ashamed of how they spoon fed people constantly and didn't allow us to make the important decisions that affect our every day lives. Of course there are a lot more things that the Labour party should be ashamed of, but thats for another post!
The Prime Minister has outlined three key strands for the Big Society agenda:
Social Action - the government will foster and support a new culture of voluntarism and philanthropy
Public service reform - getting rid of the centralised bureaucracy and in its place giving professionals much more freedom, opening up public services to new providers like charities, social enterprises and private companies so we get more innovation, diversity and responsiveness to public need
Community empowerment - creating communities with neighbourhoods who are in charge of their own destiny, who feel if they club together and get involved they can shape the world around them.
It makes you wonder why on earth we didnt have these before.... I guess Brown and his cronies are the only ones who know the answer to that and if you're expecting one from them, I'd guess you'll have a long wait!
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