properly explain the concept and calls for better co-ordination and leadership
across Whitehall
The government should step in to save its "big society" project amid fears
that it will concentrate in wealthy suburbs and leave the poorest parts of the
country behind, a major cross-party commission into the scheme has concluded.
Most people believe that the government has failed to properly explain how the
big society should work and the government needs to provide more leadership
and protect charities and voluntary organisations from funding cuts to allow
them to flourish, the Commission on the Big Society, chaired by the Liberal
Democrat peer Lord Rennard has said.
The report comes as the prime minister prepares to revitalise the plans to
encourage community activism and volunteering this week by publishing a white
paper on promoting charitable donations and holding an event at Downing Street
to meet social enterprises and highlight their work in this area.
Some 78% of people polled for the inquiry said that government had failed to
properly explain the concept. Even among the heads of voluntary organisations
? those supposed to be at the vanguard ...
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