Below the radar - the place to be?

The Big Society already exists – beyond government

a.mccabe@tsrc.ac.uk — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:22:00 GMT

The 'Big Society’ has become a key element of the new coalition Government. Whilst the term itself is new, and accompanied by the ‘new language’ of social action, there are continuities between current policy objectives and those of the previous Government.

Let’s be clear here, this isn’t a brand new idea...

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Who will come after us when we die ?

a.mccabe@tsrc.ac.uk — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:31:00 GMT

Double devolution, asset transfer, big society. The language may be difference but the aim of these policies, across political parties, remains the same. The passing of ‘power’ and ‘responsibilities’ back to communities.

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Below the radar: the place to be?

a.mccabe@tsrc.ac.uk — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:29:00 GMT

The term below (or under) the radar has come into common parlance to describe small, community based, organisations and activities in the third sector, where either the group is not registered with the Charity Commission, does not appear on other national registers (such as Companies House), or has limited and uncertain income.

Yet, initial research by the 'below the radar' work-stream at the Third Sector Research Centre indicates that the term itself is controversial. Its use generates a range of both negative - and positive - responses.

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