CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Third sector 'sceptical and confused' about Big Society

New research by the Third Sector Research Centre says, charities are 'overwhelmingly sceptical' about the Big Society agenda.

By Laura Sharman | 29 January 2013

Charities are 'overwhelmingly sceptical' about the Government's Big Society agenda, according to new research by the Third Sector Research Centre.

The research found third sector practitioners are critical of the language and ideas behind the Big Society agenda, with many unable to relate it to real life on the ground.

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