Big Society Fund opens for bids again Wandsworth’s Big Society Fund opens for another round of bids (although at the time of writing the web page doesn’t reflect this) on Monday.
Maslow for government Nat Wei, the Government’s Big Society advisor, has an interesting blog which often highlights good Big Society examples. Continue Reading →
Wandsworth Challenge I am excited to see the Wandsworth Challenge finally launch a public face this week. Continue Reading →
The council doesn’t have all the answers “The council doesn’t have all the answers” was one of the closing comments by the council’s deputy leader, Maurice Heaster, during a debate on the Wandsworth Challenge last week. Continue Reading →
Public health in Wandsworth Andrew Lansley, the Secretary of State for Health, came to Wandsworth to launch the public health white paper yesterday. Continue Reading →
The inevitable failure of Big Society? Wearing various hats I’ve found myself spending a lot of time talking about the Big Society recently (including, if you’ll forgive the name-dropping, with Nat Wei) and one common theme has emerged: failure. Continue Reading →
Technology isn’t always the answer Years ago, as a new councillor, one of the old salts told me that he now couldn’t go anywhere in the country without seeing a housing estate and looking for indications of how many of the houses or flats had been bought or how the estate was managed. Continue Reading →
Fly tipping: the council’s fault? Several weeks ago I posed the question does the council actually hinder people doing the right thing? Continue Reading →
