Demos poll shows only 15% want to be party of Big Society
by Don Paskini

Here’s what the think tank Demos said about their latest piece of research:

“Labour’s next leader needs to support public sector cuts and embrace the ‘Big Society’ agenda if they are to be heard by the public.”

And here’s what their polling showed that people actually thought about the ‘Big Society’ agenda:
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So what?

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