The Prime Minister has been dogged by criticism in recent weeks with claims that cuts to voluntary groups are undermining the big society concept.
Among the critics was Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, outgoing chief executive of Community Service Volunteers, and Joe Anderson, leader of Liverpool council, which has pulled out of the big society pilots amid claims that the severity of the cuts has made it impossible for the city to deliver the programme.
But hitting back during a speech to entrepreneurs in London, Cameron said: "We need a social recovery because there are too many parts of our society that are broken. What this is all about is giving people more power and control to improve their lives and their communities.
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