Review of 2007: The 10 biggest stories of the year ...

Third Sector, 12 December 2007

From the Government's raid on voluntary sector lottery money to shore up the Olympics, to a review of Gift Aid and the threat of compulsory volunteering, 2007 has been busy and controversial. John Plummer recalls the most important stories of the year - and the most quirky.

1. Olympics lottery raid Waiting for the revised London Olympics budget was, for the voluntary sector, like waiting for a trip to the dentist: it knew it would hurt, but didn't know how much. Eventually, in March, the Government diverted £250m from arts, sports and heritage lottery distributors. Big Lottery...

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