GOVERNMENT MUST WORK WITH VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR BIG SOCIETY TO SUCCEED
The Government's Big Society initiative must target poorer communities and young and ethnic minority people, working in genuine partnership with the voluntary sector, if it is to succeed. So finds the first ever independent audit of David Cameron's flagship programme, published today, almost two years to the day since the Coalition Government was formed.
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