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When systems crumble, who still shows up? In this episode of Builders of the Broken Bazaar, Dr Tabish Zaman speaks with Debra Allcock Tyler, CEO of the Directory of Social Change — one of the UK’s most fearless voices on charity leadership, advocacy, and justice.
From shrinking council budgets to silenced community voices, Debra unpacks what it means to lead when compassion itself is under attack. Together, they explore:
- Why charities are not a luxury, but the last line of defence for millions.
- How leadership, truth-telling, and advocacy can survive political hostility.
- Why the voluntary sector holds the moral fabric of a democracy fraying at its edges.
- And what happens when those who care are told to “stay out of politic ...
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