Lisa Nandy MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Civil Society, responding to the National Council for Voluntary Organisations’ UK Civil Society Almanac 2014, said:

“This latest report from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations shows how out of touch ministers are with the reality facing charities and voluntary groups who are struggling to keep going. Once again it is clear there is a gap between David Cameron’s Big Society rhetoric and the reality of his Government’s policies.”