Politically and socially, volunteering is a hot potato

Barack Obama talked about it during his election campaign and unsurprisingly, the Conservatives are talking about its value during their campaign. The debate about volunteering is very healthy - I am not sure if this is 'all of a sudden' or if I have just started noticing - but I know that a lot of the people I know are keen to volunteer now and see very clearly the benefits that it can bring.