Andy Benson is Co-Convenor of the National Coalition for Independent Action, which aims to unite individuals and organisation who believe in genuinely independent voluntary and community action.
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Published in: ourNHS"Health as a social movement" - or just more jobs for the boys?England's NHS boss has said he wants to turn the NHS into a 'social movement'. But you and I aren't invited.
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Published in: ourNHSCharities help out the NHS… or do they?Labour's offer this week of 'NHS preferred provider' status to voluntary sector organisations raises some...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKVoluntary services have succumbed to the privatisers
The Coalition is turning voluntary services into a cheap adjunct to privatisation - and far too many of those in...
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Published in: ourNHSWhat are charities for?Charities and voluntary sector organisations should protect the poor, sick and dispossessed by building alliances...