Spending cuts damage the big society agenda, MPs and Institute of Finance warn

Roberta Blackman-Woods,
Shadow Civil Society Minister

Numerous Labour MPs, including the shadow civil society minister, warn that the cuts being made will damage the big society agenda.

"The government simply does not understand the nature of the modern-day voluntary sector..." says shadow civil society minister Roberta Blackman-Woods.

Government doesn't understand the voluntary sector: Third Sector

The Institute of Finance warns a committee of MPs that the cuts "threaten to derail the big society before it has even got off the ground".

"The voluntary sector cannot be - and should not be - called upon to do the job of the state".

Sector can't fill gaps left by the state, says Institute of Finance: Third Sector