The “Big Society” Awards

November 22, 2010 at 6:14 pm

An awards ceremony in search of a theme, or a way to rebuild broken Britain? It appears that we have a chance to take part! David Cameron has launched the Big Society Awards and, yes, we get to nominate the ‘winners’.

The Big Society is about moving power away from central government and giving it to local communities and individuals. The Big Society Award has been created to recognise individuals, groups or organisations that are demonstrating the Big Society in their work or activities. Anyone, including people who benefit from the group, organisation or individuals activities, may make a nomination.

So who is it going to be?

Let’s take a stroll down TheEye’s blogroll and look for some suitable candidates, eh?

Maybe it’s a religious thing? LoneStarParson spots that ArchDruid Rowan Williams has been kidnapped by aliens!
The Grim Reaper on helping out the Irish. That’s an international Big Society for you…
Subrosa reports on the recent NATO meeting – the Big Society is indeed international!
Big Dollop talks about legal action over a good deed by a lottery winner.
Barking Spider has a video of Michael Savage, banned from the UK by Jacqui Smith, speaking out about the rights of indigenous British people.
Corrugated Soundbite thinks the Big Society begins at home for xenophobic students.
Sue at Muffled Vociferation is obviously a Big Society fan wanting Andrew Lansley’s head (on fag packets)

However TheEye’s nomination for the Big Society awards is probably split between Woman On A Raft exclusively bringing us the excellent columnist Yasmin Ahlbi-Back and GrumpyOldTwat going ballistic over more Muslims Against Crusades marchers in London. After all, aren’t they the ultimate in  local communities making a difference to our lives?

Who do you think should be honoured? Put your nomination in here and see if we can pick a winner!