Among the revelations that Comic Relief had been misleading people over its investment policy, another revelation went almost unnoticed – that it has been misleading people over how much money goes directly to the cause. Comic Relief has always pledged that every penny donors give goes directly to frontline organisations. It manages to do this,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Orbison was on to something
The more you read the National Audit Office report on the regulatory failings of the Charity Commission, the clearer it becomes that David Orbison, the former commission case worker, was onto something significant when he rebelled over the case of African Aids Action. He protested at the decision by senior management to close the case… Read more »
A baffling session on the value of Gift Aid
The Public Accounts Committee convened with its normal seriousness on Monday. The top bods of HM Revenue & Customs on one side; some political heavyweights on the other. The plan for the early part of the meeting was to conduct an investigation into whether Gift Aid had been effective at incentivising giving to charity. Unfortunately,… Read more »