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BBC News : 7th February Cuts 'destroying big society' concept, says CSV head Dame Elisabeth Hoodless said she had been excited by the "big society" idea but said there was no "strategic plan". Dame Elisabeth, who has been director of the Community Service Volunteers charity for 36 years, said ministers had misunderstood the level of responsibility volunteers were willing to take on. "Once you close a library there is nowhere for a volunteer to help. Few people want to be responsible for the library. Most people want to feel there's an expert on the premises. They are quite happy to issue and re-shelve the books, but taking the final responsibility is a bit more than most people want to do." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12378974 DAILY MAIL : 7th February Name all town hall staff on £58,000 or over, orders Pickles Spending on council middle managers has soared by 20 per cent in the past three years to reach £2.4billion. When Labour came to power in 1997, the average local authority employed just seven workers on more than £50,000 a year. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354391/Name-town-hall-staff-58-000-orders-Pickles.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Parts 1 to 3 They are all posted on Facebook, Twitter and into the YouTUBE channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL9XEMWjReI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfvREOzugKA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p1w6m2GI_0