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Big Society resources

Introduction to Big Society

  • Big Society policy programme - Cabinet Office policy programme providing more detail about the Big Society agenda
  • Big Society speech - PM David Cameron on his Big Society agenda - 19 July 2010
  • Queen's Speech - Decentralisation and Localism Bill - to devolve greater powers to councils and neighbourhoods and give local communities control over housing and planning decisions
  • pptWhat is Big Society? (762KB) - presentation by Ian Philips from Government Office for the East of England
  • Join the iCoCo Network to read Cohesion & Society - issue one of iCoCo's new journal of community cohesion includes a manifesto analysis which covers Big Society dimensions. As a member of the iCoCo Network you can also share your thoughts about Big Society on the discussion forums.

See also Big Society publications, Big Society in practice and Big Society press releases and news.