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Two think tanks are publishing pamphlets arguing that David Cameron would do well to revive the ideas behind the Big Society.
Professor Anthony Seldon, master of Wellington College, who wrote one pamphlet for Policy Exchange, believes the Big Society concept should be resurrected with "more substance" and with a more "thoughtful" government and more "responsible" and "responsive" citizenry.
Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the RSA, who wrote the other pamphlet, says the Big Society "needs big citizens", with people being "more autonomous" and "responsible".
The problem with the current Big Society concept, he adds, is that it is "premised on a different type of citizen".