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Tuesday Jul 04, 2006
Seducing the sector
First the voluntary sector was spotted across a crowded room by that nice Mr Brown (v, countless speeches about civic values, the Treasury review of the sector, Miliband as Third Sector Minister etc).
But now a new suitor is trying to muscle in - the equally nice Mr Cameron, who is planning a concerted attempt to win the hearts and minds of the voluntary sector.
Later this month the first Tory MPs will be dispatched on a programme of voluntary service, with backbenchers encouraged to 'roll up their sleeves' and spend a week working with a charity to underline the commitment to noble causes. Cameron has already spent a day mopping floors and changing beds in a Midlands hospital.
Isn't it nice to be wanted.
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