The Big Society – Ideology or Practical Austerity?

“It is exciting to have a real crisis on your hands, when you have spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment.” Margaret Thatcher. In this case Thatcher was referring to the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina in 1982. With victory in the South Atlantic Thatcher trounced the opposition in the 1983 general elections and used her overwhelming majority to impose her social and economic policies on Britain.... Read More