The politics of public behaviour
This project is a chance to explore the tensions in the current debate between fostering a 'nanny state' and finding a response to some of the most pressing social issues of our time.
"aspiration"
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- Brown's aspirations aren't those of Thatcher | Dt Opinion | Opinion | Telegraph Janet Daly writes: 'No one can realise his ambitions or be successfully self-reliant without a public system of shared values. Private life is never utterly private. So far, so unexceptionable. But what does this mean for the mechanisms of everyday existence? The real question is, who will draw the line between the public good and private desire? Who decides what the limits are on personal fulfilment vs the common purpose? Is it central government, local institutions or the community? ' from : duncanoleary 18th June 2007