Put up or shut up: the New Year dilemma for voluntary services

NCIAOne of the strongest features of 2012 was the obvious drift of the voluntary services sector towards a government-inspired vision of contracted and sub-contracted welfare providers, modelled on private business styles and practices, or shoehorned into ‘social enterprise’. And with this has come a deafening silence in speaking out against the privation and injustice being … Continue reading

Saved by the Tories?

Colin Rochester, a member of the Coalition Planning Group, has checked out what the Tories have in store for voluntary action. Looks like we’ve found some interesting allies in our quest for an independent sector – or have we……..?

The Shadow Minister for Charities, Social Enterprise and Volunteering, Greg Clark, has described an important new … Continue reading