Tories told big can be beautiful too

By Indira Das-Gupta, Third Sector, 10 October 2007

Chief executives body Acevo and umbrella group the NCVO are urging the Conservative Party not to overlook the contribution of larger charities in its policies and rhetoric.

Last week's Conservative Party conference emphasised the role that smaller, grass-roots community organisations could play in tackling social breakdown. A number of grass-roots community representatives spoke from the main stage. Seb Elsworth, head of policy at Acevo, said: "We are concerned that the Conservatives have a tendency to talk only...

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