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I’d rather have a vuvuzela! Equalities and the Big Society

The ability of voluntary and community sector organisations to represent and support marginalised groups has been seriously damaged. Equality must return to the top of the agenda, says Debra Allcock Tyler

Did you know that the phrase ‘Big Society’ topped the Oxford University Press’s word of the year in 2010, beating ‘vuvuzela’ (remember those?) and ‘Boris bike’ (yikes!)? Yes, the brave new world promised us greater freedom to serve our communities, run our own public services, and shrink the state (great!). However, look a little more closely and the shine starts to rub off.

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The mirages served up by reforms shouldn’t deflect us from viewing localism as the answer

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After a century of tackling poverty one thing’s for sure: government must play a key role

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Reconciling communities through regeneration

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Love Your Streets

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A bad marriage

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The power of language to tell the story of place

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Coming out of the shadows

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Council supply chains can help small business

The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) was delighted when the Federation of Small Businesses asked us to develop a survey as part of its innovative research study of small business and procurement. Effective and locally responsible procurement spend should lead to a range of benefits for small business and local economies.