Volunteers rallying to distribute food aid to those who can no longer afford to put a meal on the table isn't the big society David Cameron planned The surge in volunteering to help the hungry has occurred without any state support or ministerial exhortation. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Many charities may be dying a slow death by cuts to grants and contracts, but in one area the big society is alive, well and seemingly thriving: the provision of emergency food aid. Food banks, soup kitchens and emergency breakfast help...
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