My name's Bond: 'social investment bond'... licensed to print money?
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My name's Bond: 'social investment bond'... licensed to print money?

2 Sep 2010 | Gordon Hunter

Big Society blogger Gordon Hunter has reservations about social investment plans under the coalition government's master plan.

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Gordon Hunter reveals the vastness of the quango pot as he asks: what could you do with the money at grassroots level?

Big Society - big deal!

New blogger Gordon Hunter is dismayed by all the fuss over the Big Society.

Capital Gains Tax rise is not boon for major donor philanthropy

Increasing the tax for the rich will not mean they will start giving away more money to charity, says Adrian Beney.

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