Long term readers of the blog will remember the Health White Paper statement from July 2010 when the Coalition Government made the extravagant promise, on page 36, that “Our ambition is to create the largest and most vibrant social enterprise sector in the world”

Admittedly this was written when they were having a revolutionary moment (an approach that has since been overwhelmed by layers of fear and conservatism) but it is still an important and interesting aim to think about.