The conservative government in Britain has put forth a manifesto they call "big society" as opposed big government. Now that strikes me as just the right slogan... I am not so much against big government as being for big society. That is to say, more like Hong Kong, which free market social structures take care of problems, not government. So let's see how UK conservatives view this, from wikipedia:
The plans include setting up a Big Society Bank and introducing a national citizen service.[4] The stated priorities are:
- Give communities more powers
- Encourage people to take an active role in their communities
- Transfer power from central to local government
- Support co-ops, mutuals, charities and social enterprises
- Publish government data.
Oh. "Give communities more power?" So the premise is all power flows from government. How about cut government programs and taxes concomitantly?
"Encourage people...?" How about just quit discouraging them?
"Transfer power from central to local...?" Didn't we transfer power from local to central cause the local tyrant was a bad thing? How about end government powers?
"Support co-ops, etc...?" He who pays the piper calls the tune. Whatever the government supports, will be beholden to the govt, not customers. How about get out of the way, and let what forms, form?
"Publish government data." O come on... you'll just make anything interesting or useful "secret." How about any citizen can come in and inspect any government files at any time.
And a national citizens service? You mean reintroduce corvee labor? Don't expect any improvements from the UK conservatives...
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