Francis Maude MP shares his thougths on the Big Society, localism and community organising. Click here to listen to the podcast. Read the Third Sector article on the evening.

Rt Hon. Francis Maude addressed a lively crowd from a wide range of charities at the Oasis Centre.

Francis Maude MP stated that there are Government plans to recruit and train 5000 community organisers, with the aim that local communities will have a structure for themselves, and one that is not dictated to by Government either national or local.

In the following question and answer session, those from local faith and community groups were given the opportunity to probe Francis Maude MP, including Chair of the evening and Charities Parliament Director Pete Brierley challenged Francis Maude MP on his own involvement in volunteering.

Also adding their thoughts on the following panel discussion was: Steve Chalke MBE (Founder of Oasis) and Dr Luke Bretherton (Senior Lecturer in Theology and Politics at King’s College London).

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