Big society was actually introduced by Col. Gedaffi, who claimed that the less big government there is, the better. Very much in line with Barry W.
He introduced popular assemblies at local level.
I know this sounds strange, and that I will inevitably be hosannered down in flames
, but if you read even a few phrases of the Jamahiriya constitution, you'd see that it corresponds to what Barry has been writing against big government.
Almost word for word!
