Debate on the Voluntary and Charitable

Taking part in the debate on the Voluntary and Charitable in the House of Lords Andrew, noting that “[t]imes are hard for the third sector ..”, observed that: “bureaucratisation, caused by the state … often leads to a loss of the human touch.”  Draining away the dynamism, energy and enthusiasm of [many] voluntary organisations, this in turn, has led to a loss of the “driven, entrepreneurial flair that brought them into being in the first place.”

Read his acclaimed speech on Hansard:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201415/ldhansrd/text/140626-0001.htm#14062668000458