Community and voluntary activists met with Prime Minister David Cameron, his deputy Nick Clegg and a ministerial team last week to hear the coalition government set out its vision for a Big Society.
The concept, a central plank in the Conservatives' election campaign, aims to see greater public involvement in the running of community services (see box). So what effect would volunteers running services such as Sure Start children's centres, parks and libraries have on children and the workforce?
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), set up by newly installed Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, has inspired much of the Tory vision for a Big Society.
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