Our new paper has evidence about the dangers of commissioning, localism and ‘big society’, all part of the government’s privatisation agenda.

• Public service cuts are a political choice, not an inevitability.

• Creating competitive markets in the voluntary sector through commissioning damages services, users and staff and threatens independence.

• ‘Localism’ and ‘big society’ plans will increase government control, erode accountability and equality and make it more difficult for communities to thrive.

Read the full paper with an appendix of questions about what we can do (PDF, 26 pages)
Read the summary paper (PDF, 10 pages)
If you’re pushed for time, see our short leaflets on privatisation and the ‘big society’.