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  The problem with 'The Big Society' is that we have a climate in which people no longer think, "oh dear I fell over, I should look where I am going," but rather think, "oh dear, I fell over, who can I sue."
  
  The River volunteers are a good example of the inherent difficulties. Where once a group of volunteers would gather and use their common sense to get it clear of rubbish, they now have to do it mid-week in order to have the qualified H & S people there (obviously they cannot be asked to work at weekends).
  
  Unless the 'Health and Safety' regulations are stripped right back how many more jobs will have to be created for 'qualified' people to manage the hoped for volunteers? Conversely, how many jobs would be lost in the Health and Safety industry if the laws were stripped away?
  
  Another question would be, how many of the imagined 'Big Society' projects would fit in with what the volunteers would like to achieve against how many would be derailed to fit in with perceived targets? It would be hard enough convincing people to volunteer to do things under the "guidance" of paid supervisors, it would be harder still to keep them if the targets the volunteers wish to achieve do not match those the 'supervisors' require to meet their targets.

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