The Politics of Big Society

Like tockville, i believe that spontaneous, local activism by citizens is better than central state action. Since the phrase big society entered the political lexican abuse has been heaped upon it. The wreath lectures are not supposed to be political, and in giving them, i have sought to avoid making partisan statements with mixed success. I've suggested that the attempt to use complex regulation to avert future financial crises is based on a profound misunderstanding of the way the market economy works. In this, my final lecture, i have proposed that our once vibrant civil society is in a state of decay because of the excessive pretensions of the state. Just you wait for the question and answer session.