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Post by Paul Spencer on Nov 5, 2024 0:43:52 GMT
The really sad thing, is unless this issue is addressed, then charities like the RNLI are going to find that people are going to stop donating to them ...
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Post by wannabee on Nov 5, 2024 2:10:47 GMT
The really sad thing, is unless this issue is addressed, then charities like the RNLI are going to find that people are going to stop donating to them ... "Charity" becomes a self fulfilling enterprise if the fundamentals of a Country become Fucked Up and become a symptom of that disfunction The "Royals" seem to have carved out a Profession as Career Charatists (is it a word) Figureheads (Patrons). It is a function that shouldn't exist. Instead of lauding and honouring with Knighthoods and Gongs those who perpetuate this disfunction the question should be "Why have the number of Food Banks in UK increased from 35 in 2010 to now almost 3000" If the limit of our ambition and pride is that a Royal turns up at a Food Bank to fondle some rather unfamiliar looking vegetables or a can of Beanz for a photo op we are truly fucked Like Cobham/Jeremy/Han I too bear no ill will towards the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Family but they perform no useful function and just add an additional layer which is completely unnecessary. Of course the subliminal message that a Noble spends time spreading largesse to the impoverished ( Serfs) reinforces the need for their retention and copperfastens the mystic between them and mere mortals. |
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Post by metalhead on Nov 5, 2024 6:41:47 GMT
I also donate to a couple of charities that I've since discovered, at least one is currently getting shafted by our lovely royal family. As Paul Spencer has alluded to, this isn't a joke to some of us and said information presents me with a problem. I would have never chosen to donate to any charity that I thought was funding the tax free lifestyles of the royal family. Cancelling that monthly donation and finding an alternative feels absolutely the right thing to do on principle.... The only people suffering there are the charity and those it seeks to help. Charles and Will don't give a shit about my 4 quid a month. For those trying to argue that this is just like 'any other inheritance', that is just rubbish. The Royal Family are unelected aristocrats propped up by a system that is 100s of years old, even in it's 'current form' and hasn't had anything like the scrutiny that every other aspect of modern life goes through. By paying almost no tax, charging expenses and almost certainly also cashing in on any interest to be made, the Royal fortune will have grown exponentially. There's no other legitimate method to rake 100s of millions tax free with no questions asked yet we have written it in ink for the Royal Family. It's taken a Channel 4 Despatches documentary to expose/reveal something that should NEVER have been a secret in the first place.... The sad reality is that it's all legal (well except the last part of this paragraph but different rules innit). It was put in place to ensure the Royal Family have a nice little nest egg and continue to grow their financial empire without the burden of things normal people have to worry about such as bills, mortgages, criminal charges or settlement payments if you go round accidentally fucking kids. |
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Post by mrcoke on Nov 5, 2024 9:46:36 GMT
So the royals are "screwing" the RNLI for less than £2 per day which will not cover the administration. Food banks are on the increase because the country spends 15p per day per head on the cost of royalty. We have a poor health service because we only spend £2,670 pa per person and its falling apart. Where does the money go? www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0lkxl7061oSome people should focus on who is actually screwing the country. |
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Post by Ariel Manto on Nov 5, 2024 10:14:45 GMT
The really sad thing, is unless this issue is addressed, then charities like the RNLI are going to find that people are going to stop donating to them ... There should be no such thing as charity anyway. In a perfect world I'd abolish the lot of them. |
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Post by salopstick on Nov 5, 2024 10:43:32 GMT
The really sad thing, is unless this issue is addressed, then charities like the RNLI are going to find that people are going to stop donating to them ... There should be no such thing as charity anyway. In a perfect world I'd abolish the lot of them. A lot of charities are con, they are business that only spend x amount of pennies in £. the overheads are massive, wages, pensions, premises, etc etc n the UK, charities raised an estimated £96 billion in income during the 2023-2024 financial year. Only about £13Bn was public donations you can did deeper into not for profit organisations and groups such as the scouts for more stats |
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Post by frasier37 on Nov 5, 2024 11:46:32 GMT
Some people tend to protect the Monarchy by distraction, saying ..." we have far more important issues, like large corporations avoiding tax etc"
HM Firm are no different.
im just sad that only now i'm over 50 have i realised how the rich and powerful manipulate the ordinary man .... sorry, i mean slave.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Nov 5, 2024 11:49:22 GMT
There should be no such thing as charity anyway. In a perfect world I'd abolish the lot of them. A lot of charities are con, they are business that only spend x amount of pennies in £. the overheads are massive, wages, pensions, premises, etc etc n the UK, charities raised an estimated £96 billion in income during the 2023-2024 financial year. Only about £13Bn was public donations you can did deeper into not for profit organisations and groups such as the scouts for more stats I've been involved in a number of homeless charities whilst trying to help people on the streets and my general take is that those smaller charities on the coal face with much lower overheads are the ones where your money gets put to instant use. I've had so many frustration interactions with big organisations like the Royal British Legion to the point where I stopped donating to them and gave it to a local Manchester based veterans charity instead........ |
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Post by stiggerstackle on Nov 5, 2024 13:11:45 GMT
The really sad thing, is unless this issue is addressed, then charities like the RNLI are going to find that people are going to stop donating to them ... There should be no such thing as charity anyway. In a perfect world I'd abolish the lot of them. In a perfect world, charities wouldn't exist, and indeed, it is the express purpose of all charities to cease to exist, as the need they fulfil has been met by wider society. Unfortunately charities were created, and still exist to plug the gaps in failing public systems, so this perfect world isn't happening any time soon... |
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Post by stiggerstackle on Nov 5, 2024 13:14:41 GMT
A lot of charities are con, they are business that only spend x amount of pennies in £. the overheads are massive, wages, pensions, premises, etc etc n the UK, charities raised an estimated £96 billion in income during the 2023-2024 financial year. Only about £13Bn was public donations you can did deeper into not for profit organisations and groups such as the scouts for more stats I've been involved in a number of homeless charities whilst trying to help people on the streets and my general take is that those smaller charities on the coal face with much lower overheads are the ones where your money gets put to instant use. I've had so many frustration interactions with big organisations like the Royal British Legion to the point where I stopped donating to them and gave it to a local Manchester based veterans charity instead........ Agreed - smaller charities give immediate and bigger bang for your buck - they stretch their incomes in ways that the public sector bodies just can't. The larger ones, unfortunately, as you say, seem to become part of the machine and an entity that then needs perpetuating in itself... |
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Post by Dave the Rave on Nov 5, 2024 21:37:54 GMT
Some people tend to protect the Monarchy by distraction, saying ..." we have far more important issues, like large corporations avoiding tax etc" HM Firm are no different. im just sad that only now i'm over 50 have i realised how the rich and powerful manipulate the ordinary man .... sorry, i mean slave. And those same people who say that there are bigger things to focus on moan their sacks off about a handful of equality, diversity and inclusion officers working in the NHS....! |
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Post by elystokie on Nov 6, 2024 3:45:25 GMT
I know your idea of a nice day out in London would be with Corbyn and Abbot eating a picnic made of scraps from a bankrupt farmer in Hyde Park. But.. With around 20 million plus international visitors to London every year, nearly all will make pilgrimage to see the greatest family tree in the history of the world. Our military fight for King and Country. That's enough for me. I can assure you that not all of our military personnel buy into the royals, certainly didn't when I was in anyway 🤔 And I never met a single serviceman who's primary motivation for joining was to serve the royal family 🤷 A good mate of mine from the RN turned down an invitation to a Queen's garden party because he had other plans. Fair play, it's a lovely thought, just completely unrealistic 😃 |
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Post by elystokie on Nov 9, 2024 2:13:52 GMT
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