Has social investment lived up to its promise?

Social enterprises aren’t just small and fluffy, and that shouldn’t be news to civil servants and others, says Jonathan Bland. But widespread beliefs about social enterprises’ limitations damage their ability to reach their potential.

Discussions at Good Deals + Beyond Good Business examined how we can improve the take-up of social investment.

Former Labour MP Les Huckfield claims the organisations promoting social investment are "not reading their own reports". Social investment doesn't address the harsh reality on the ground, he claims.