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Um, No…

March 1, 2016 Longrider 7

Chuggers are not right to make people feel guilty. Abi Wilkinson tries valiantly to defend a practice that is indefensible. Let’s face it, chuggers are […]

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Dearth of Volunteers

November 21, 2015 Longrider 6

Apparently we oldies – over fifty-fives – aren’t volunteering enough. In a damning survey of charitable attitudes among different age groups, a third of Britons […]

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Not so Charitable

May 17, 2015 Longrider 3

The story of Olive Cooke is saddening. However, the underlying story is one of third sector greed. Olive was of a generation that is swayed […]

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I Don’t Think So

December 29, 2014 Longrider 3

Love paying tax? Yeah, right. In a little over a month I’m going to have to hand over around £5k (which would be higher if […]

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One Reason

December 22, 2013 Longrider 4

Why I am very fussy about my charitable giving. Leading charities have defended the income of their chief executives after research revealed that the number receiving six-figure […]