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A lot of this could apply to the NHS too of course. I don't know but hopefully not all charities are tarred with the same brush. I know the RNLI certainly isn't on a local basis. I have no wish to explore the metaphor but Jimmy Saville did a lot of work for charity. On an individual level I would hope there is still a large degree of altruism. STT makes some very good points about corporate charity models and the allocation of funds and this has been a concern for a long time. Band Aid and Oxfam for example really bringing it into public awareness. I just hope the baby doesn't get thrown out with the bath water.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ 27th June 2014, 10:22 PM BST

e.g. 'We estimate there are 10,000 people in Britain with Speng Finger Syndrome. Give us £3 million and we'll put an end to this misery'

And then a year later -

'We now estimate there are 12,000 people in Britain with Speng Finger Syndrome, we need £5 million to put an end to this misery'.

'What about the £3 million you got last year?'

'Oh, that had to go into a special trust to ensure that we didn't have a financial shortfall for this year and after paying off the chief executive and the board and buying advertising for this year's Speng Finger campaign, we were able to give all 10,000 sufferers £1 each.'

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That's like a better than average Mitchell & Webb sketch.

Here's one of mine, 'Charity begins at home. Here's my home address for sending your cheques to'.

Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 28th June 2014, 8:52 AM BST

That's like a better than average Mitchell & Webb sketch.

Here's one of mine, 'Charity begins at home. Here's my home address for sending your cheques to'.

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What's the address?

Quote: Stylee TingTing @ 26th June 2014, 10:35 PM BST

From all this, it would appear that charity can be a well-paid lifelong career - good salaries and expenses and the chance of an Honour, a Knighthood and a seat in the Lords.

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And many more lucrative contracts and the lifelong freedom to kiddie fiddle if you're as good at exploiting charity as one late knight of the realm. You're right in saying public charity has been exploited by many to obtain a very decent lifestyle and reputation, it is a dodgy old scam in many ways.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ 27th June 2014, 10:22 PM BST

My problem with all these big charities is that their efforts always seem to be less than useless. Never any success stories, just utter failure year after year.

e.g. 'We estimate there are 10,000 people in Britain with Speng Finger Syndrome. Give us £3 million and we'll put an end to this misery'

And then a year later -

'We now estimate there are 12,000 people in Britain with Speng Finger Syndrome, we need £5 million to put an end to this misery'.

'What about the £3 million you got last year?'

'Oh, that had to go into a special trust to ensure that we didn't have a financial shortfall for this year and after paying off the chief executive and the board and buying advertising for this year's Speng Finger campaign, we were able to give all 10,000 sufferers £1 each.'

It's all a bloody con.

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Would spend finger work a lot better?

Is it only me or is it wrong to just use the term 'kiddie fiddle'? Without any sense of irony or self reference?