Yesterday, I received a sneering email from an obviously partisan campaign group which implied that the Big Society is about nothing more than people giving their time. I beg to differ.
If society is “the sum of human conditions and activity regarded as a whole functioning interdependently” (Concise OED), then it comprises everything we do. Society includes family, friendship, volunteering, giving and exchanging. It is a rich and comprehensive tapestry of human relationships which includes business.
Read the rest of my article: CentreRight: Surely the Big Society is about more than volunteering?.
