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Sunday 28 July 2013

The Decay of the Big Society

The Guardian confirms that the charity sector is in trouble.  Many of the problems are reminiscent of local government, and indeed tied to the decking budgets of Councils.  Aside from there simply being less money, procurement is being tightened across the sector, and many organisations don't have the skills to beat bigger rivals in bidding for contracts.  I doubt whether Mr Cameron gave the slightest thought to this when he embarked on the austerity agenda.

The second feature I recognise is the Tory prejudice that anyone other than the private sector must be a mediocrity, and private companies are always better and cheaper.  This prejudice is maintained even after numerous private sector failures.

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