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.
"social_responsibility"
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- Oliver Letwin speech: 'Cameron Conservatism' Argues that: 'government (apart from its perennial role in guaranteeing security and stability)… is conceived principally as an agency for enabling individuals, families, associations and corporations to internalise externalities and hence to live up to social responsibilities without the further intervention of authority.' from : duncanoleary 22nd May 2007
- 'The right dialectic' | Danny Kruger | Prospect (September 2006) Argues: 'fraternity is also the ghost in the machine of the debates about health and education, about housing and the environment, and about crime and its causes. In each of these areas the vital issue is how communities themselves, not the individual or the state, can address the challenges that face them' from : duncanoleary 4th June 2007
- David Miliband Spectator article 'From traffic to terrorism, the economy to the environment, our interdependence means that the extension of personal freedom relies on collective action (and if it needs underlining, not just state action)' from : duncanoleary 4th June 2007
- Guardian Unlimited Politics | David Cameron's speech to RSA on civility Argues: - 'social responsibility' is not laissez faire but a framework of incentives - govt. cannot be neutral on the family - devolution creates ownership and responsibility (draws parallel with owning council houses) from : duncanoleary 5th June 2007