England's NHS boss has said he wants to turn the NHS into a 'social movement'. But you and I aren't invited.
Labour's offer this week of 'NHS preferred provider' status to voluntary sector organisations raises some fundamental questions about their role in today's world.
The Coalition is turning voluntary services into a cheap adjunct to privatisation - and far too many of those in voluntary services have been complicit.
Charities and voluntary sector organisations should protect the poor, sick and dispossessed by building alliances with those highlighting the damage caused by cuts and privatisation - not by queuing up for the spoils of these coalition policies.
