The Chancellor’s decision this morning to ditch the plan to impose a cap on tax relief for major donors was the government’s third U-turn in a week – the fourth, if you count the pasty tax and the static caravan tax as separate items. It came as a surprise to me – in fact, I… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Giving is a personal choice… so please back off
Working on Third Sector means that I talk about charities outside work much more than I ever did previously. As a consequence, I’ve been on the receiving end of a little hostility, the level of which has surprised me. You see, I have the gall to donate to animal charities.
Why I’ll think twice before donating by text again
I’ve had two experiences in the last week that have made me think hard about the way I donate to charities. The first followed a donation I made a few weeks back while watching an advert on the TV. The voiceover urged me to make a one-off, £3 donation to the charity by text that… Read more »
Tax relief cap estimates just don’t add up
In the last week, we’ve seen some calculations from the Charities Aid Foundation and Oxford Economics estimating how much the tax relief cap will cost the charity sector. At the moment, the Charities Aid Foundation says it will cost £500m. This has been extrapolated by Oxford Economics to a negative cost to society of £1.5bn.
Claire Squires: salvaging some good from a tragedy
There must be mixed emotions at Samaritans today – the day of the funeral of Claire Squires. Had she lived, her contribution to the charity from her London Marathon run would probably have been a few thousand pounds. Since her death, it has received a windfall of more than a million pounds in the… Read more »