The Big Society, in so far as it can be defined at all, envisages an empowered people
taking responsibility for their local communities. The little platoons’ efforts could determine the atmosphere of a place, by helping to deliver public services, founding employment schemes,
running activities that unite the rich and the dispossessed, and exercising more influence over planning authorities.
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