"My hon. Friend speaks powerfully about the transitory nature of the communities and the urbanisation of some of our suburbs, on which she worked as an academic before becoming an MP. A good case in point is the London borough of Havering, which has seen extraordinary transformations in the last …..." Jon Cruddas - View Speech
"I welcome the debate because, judging from the press coverage, the big society appears all set to become a national joke. It remains the Prime Minister’s “absolute passion”, so I find it strange that the debate has to be secured through the Back-Bench business route. According to a report in …..." Jon Cruddas - View Speech
"I take it then that the plan for a Select Committee on civil society is suspended for the time being because it is covered by the Public Administration Committee.
I have to make an admission: I quite like the notion of the big society. It returns us to issues of …..." Jon Cruddas - View Speech
There are some points of common ground in the texts that I have seen, which are interesting and add to the sum total of public knowledge. Aspects of the big society could lead to people having more control over their lives and to the creation of a …..." Jon Cruddas - View Speech
"If the hon. Gentleman will bear with me for literally one minute, I will come on to a couple of instances that are a hallmark of the previous Government’s record, which should be compared and contrasted with the collapse in infrastructure that will result from providing the big society on …..." Jon Cruddas - View Speech