Third sector minister argues against isolationism

Ed Miliband, Minister for the Third Sector, this week gave a lecture to NCVO in memory of Nicholas Hinton. He is very keen to hear sector comments.

The lecture, ‘Changing lives, changing society’, explores the appropriate roles of the government and third sector, and argues against an “isolationist” model that sees either sector as able to provide social justice alone. He also argues that one of the greatest ways the sector contributes to society is not just through individual acts, or even changes to individual laws or policies, but by shifting the ethos of the country: when a campaign on one issue wins recognition of a principle, it opens up space for new campaigns and further change.

You can read the talk at the OTS/Cabinet Office web site, under speeches, http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/speeches/.

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