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23 May '12

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Global NewsSadly, David Davis got it about right on Cameron's 'Big Society' proposal

There is an old saying, ‘be careful what you wish for — it might come true’. The co-operative and mutual movement and social enterprise sector may well mull over those thoughts in the months and years to come.

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Global NewsTories plan to use co-ops to shake up public services'

A policy document issued by the Conservative Party says a Tory government will allow public sector workers to form employee-owned co-operatives to take over the services they deliver. Proposals from Shadow Chancellor George Osborne are summarised here . . . 


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Global NewsEd Miliband Sees "Third Sector" as Teaching Public Sector

In a Society Guardian piece of 20th September the Minister for the Third Sector indicates that, rather than lots of public sector functions being contracted out to "Third Sector" ...

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