The future for Adur communities – some urgent challenges
It’s the place, stupid…..Adrian Barritt makes the case for the Right to Belong and the irreplaceable role of local action by local people in Adur – the sandwich between Brighton and Worthing with a filling which makes it a great place on the W.Sussex coast. Adrian exposes the platitudes about “civil society” and “local engagement” explaining that “the latent pull is towards bigger organisations, short-term initiatives, and intense competition for funding. And it’s not just government: many big national, regional and some local charities are into the game. Now, there’s nothing wrong with national, regional and specialist charities so long as they stick to their knitting. But do they hell? If their endgame were poker, I’d feel us locals had a chance! But it’s chase the contracts, mouth the words, move on fast and stuff the place.
Why the Coalition is needed
I see the Coalition as the first step in restoring the dignity and beauty of the voluntary sector. That can only happen when we re-assert our right, our historical right, to stick two fingers up to the state and go our own way.
Newsletter No:12 – July 2009
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