It offers what at first seems a constructive critique of the Chancellor's proposals. Ministers, we are told, want to build a framework where volunteering opportunities are "interesting" (yes), "exciting" (absolutely), "more accessible than ever" (please), through which "young people can develop their skills", (good, especially in terms of balancing the benefits), "become more active citizens" (not so good, assuming that young people are not already active) and that creates a "culture of service" (totally wrong - it assumes that young people have to give before being able to achieve adult status). What it proposes is a strange mix of the enlightened and the reactionary, the informed and the naive.
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