Comment: Retired colonels of middle England, arise!

Third Sector, 24 October 2007

It's time to stop sniping at England's army of middle-class volunteers, says retired colonel Charles Kenyon.

I am a middle-aged and middle-class trustee. As such, I come from the largest demographic in the country, which is also the most well-off in terms of time and money. Some commentators do not like us, particularly when it comes to charity governance and the value of our volunteering. We...

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