Comments on: Boris And The Voluntary Sector

By: The Conservative Party: Can’t Be Trusted With Glue « Alternate Seat of TYR

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:59:34 +0000

[...] course, this is a teachable moment about the Tories and the voluntary sector. As Boris Watch wisely points out, they are obsessed by the idea that Britain is full of charities who all have inexhaustible [...]

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:33:21 +0000

I’ve never understood why people believe that voluntary organisations would somehow be immune from the usual temptations of being funded by the state, though. Doesn’t it risk damaging all the reasons Tories like the voluntary sector in the first place?

It is a Tory thing, insofar as rightwing Blairites like the idea, and several of them are likely to jump ship come 2010.

By: secretlondon

secretlondon — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:59:17 +0000

Isn’t this about commissioning? That funding comes from taxation! There is a move to get voluntary organisations to provide services for the state under contract. This isn’t a Tory thing.

Many voluntary organisations seem to be strongly in favour of becoming service providers, others might argue that they are only being used because they are cheaper than doing it in house.

By: Malcolm Redfellow

Malcolm Redfellow — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:32:48 +0000

Boris should enjoy his moment of glory. From here on it gets harder with each “decision”.

Meanwhile, the Tory inner-circle can meditate on the observation that he is the only one of the Etonians to achieve — what for it — power!

Now, here comes a point.

When, not “if”, the bubble bursts around Cameron, who’s left? for those of a conservativehome.com or iaindale.blogspot persuasion, not much. It’s the brown-tongue job there. Beyond that, curiously, there’s a group of us who actually want a London governance to succeed.

If the Mayor of New York City is/was a contender, why not the Blasted Boris?

Deary me, he can’t be worse than the Cameroionies.