Community empowerment

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I was at a meeting this week - the North East Social Capital Forum, since you ask - where a Civil Servant was holding out great hopes for the forthcoming Community Empowerment.

The following day the Guardian carried an opinion piece suggesting that the Bill was a waste of space.

If we set aside our ingrained cynicism, do we think there is anything within the Government's power that will positively encourage active engagement with the broad community?

I hear conflicting reports from charities on the ground - some say the age of the volunteer is dead and buried, while others are recruiting, training and engaging as fast as their facilities will allow!