5 in 6 Labour MPs disagree as politicians split on charities in politics

• Just 42% of Conservative MPs think it is acceptable for charities to challenge government policy, with 39% against the idea
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Young most likely age group to volunteer and men overtake women

• Volunteering is at the joint highest level for ten years with over a quarter of the British public (26%) having given time in the last three mont

This is the second part of our new volunteering report and you can download it free in the top right hand corner of this page. It's being released in seven parts:

Part 1 – The political and social landscape for volunteering

Part 2 – Volunteering trends over the last decade

Part 3 – Harnessing volunteer motivations

Part 4 – The changing mechanics of volunteering

Part 5 – Engaging the young, the old and the family to volunteer

Part 6 – How do we manage the 21^st Century Volunteer?

Part 7 – Conclusions and recommendations

This is Part 2.

This is our second major report on volunteering. We published The 21^st Century Volunteer in 2005 and it was our most popular free report for many years. But over time, many things in the world of volunteering, charities and the wider economic, social and political climate have changed. 

Find out how much the public think charities should spend on admin, fundraising and the cause, plus what they think charities actually spend.

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