In 1989, U.S. President George H.W. Bush memorably described a thousand points of light as “…all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the nation, doing good.”
For those who politically lean “progressive,” this sentiment, worthy as it might be, can cause a certain amount of gnashing of the teeth. For this was, and still is, very much a Thatcherite, neoliberal view of “small government.” Leave social trivia such as food and shelter to the do-gooders and the free market. The business of lean-and-mean “small government” is fighting wars and dumping trash.
Still, political teeth-gnashing aside, it’s nice of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take a moment from fighting and dumping (COVID, Afghanistan, refugees, etc.) to draw our attention to the most worthy individuals who have won one of his daily “Points of Light” awards.
Read more in the Peterborough Telegram: Former homeless veteran who set up food charity in Peterborough given special award by Prime Minister Boris Johnson
