Captain Tom Moore

[lord bunberry]

Looks like the family did quite well out of his fundraising efforts
https://twitter.com/politicsjoe_uk/s...210808833?s=21

[Renfrew_Hibby]

Said at the time that the daughter seemed a bit dodgy. You could just tell, never off BBC breakfast pushing her Dad. The Beeb and media in general lapping it up, the family stacking it up!

[Ozyhibby]

Most charities are like this. That’s why even moderately wealthy people seem to be setting them up these days. In last 20 years the amount of charities registered in UK has went through the roof.


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[CropleyWasGod]

A little bit of perspective is needed here:-

1. this charity was set up in May 2020. As with all small ventures, there are a lot of initial one-off costs, which restrict its ability to distribute all of the money it has raised.

2. it doesn't make donations to other charities, it makes grants. There are about a dozen listed in its accounts. The process of identifying and administering those grants can be difficult and time-consuming.

3. at the end of that first year, there was about £700k in the charity's bank account. Some of that has, as shown in the accounts, already been granted. What PoliticsJoe fails to ask is "to what extent has that money been granted?".

[AugustaHibs]

Tin hat on here but why was such a big fuss made about the guy anyway?

He walked round his garden. I know he was getting on but the public furore was way OTT.

Should never have been celebrated either, an elderly man having to raise money for a service that we are all paying for is a shambles.

[Kato]

The Prime Ministers wife works for a charity returning zoo animals to the wild. A bit niche and I'm not sure how many animals they have successfully relocated. The charity had a turnover of £1.5M but were given a Covid emergency loan of £2M. That's charitable.

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[Kato]

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Tin hat on here but why was such a big fuss made about the guy anyway?

He walked round his garden. I know he was getting on but the public furore was way OTT.

Should never have been celebrated either, an elderly man having to raise money for a service that we are all paying for is a shambles.

"The country" needed some positive propaganda. Some old bloke zimmering around his back green fitted the bill at the time. Some people like that kind of thing, some don't fall fir it at all.

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[CropleyWasGod]

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Tin hat on here but why was such a big fuss made about the guy anyway?

He walked round his garden. I know he was getting on but the public furore was way OTT.

Should never have been celebrated either, an elderly man having to raise money for a service that we are all paying for is a shambles.

If I was the recipient of a life-saving operation that might not have happened without his £40m, I would be celebrating him.

[JeMeSouviens]

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Tin hat on here but why was such a big fuss made about the guy anyway?

He walked round his garden. I know he was getting on but the public furore was way OTT.

Should never have been celebrated either, an elderly man having to raise money for a service that we are all paying for is a shambles.

Spot on. He was used as a convenient distraction while the bodies were piling up.

[Just_Jimmy]

Raised 40mil when the con artists in charge paid in claps.



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[Jones28]

Admins can we get the thread title changed? OP forgot the obligatory Sir.

That was the most annoying thing, Captain Sir Tom Moore every time he appeared on TV.

But it’s not his fault he was used as a smokescreen to distract us all.

In the meantime, here’s £8b of fraudulently claimed covid loan we’ll just let go.

[Kato]

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But it’s not his fault he was used as a smokescreen to distract us all.

It is a smokescreen but it's more like the knack magicians have, misdirection.

[wookie70]

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Looks like the family did quite well out of his fundraising efforts
https://twitter.com/politicsjoe_uk/s...210808833?s=21

Hardly a surprise imo.

[Crunchie]

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Spot on. He was used as a convenient distraction while the bodies were piling up.

Some crass comments on this thread but that's a shocker.

[Colr]

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If I was the recipient of a life-saving operation that might not have happened without his £40m, I would be celebrating him.

Well, yes. ….but a properly funded NHS would pay for that.

You can see why the Tory establishment push this. Keep tax low and rely on charity (mostly from ordinary folk rather than the rich) to fund social and health care.

And that without adding the side-hustle mentioned above.

Perfect Tory economic model that appeals the people like Rees Mogg who finds food banks uplifting whilst offshoring his company so it pays no tax in the UK.

[wookie70]

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Well, yes. ….but a properly funded NHS would pay for that.

You can see why the Tory establishment push this. Keep tax low and rely on charity (mostly from ordinary folk rather than the rich) to fund social and health care.

And that without adding the side-hustle mentioned above.

Perfect Tory economic model that appeals the people like Rees Mogg who finds food banks uplifting whilst offshoring his company so it pays no tax in the UK.

That is pretty much my thoughts on any charity that is set up to provide a service or help that should be in the government remit and responsibilities. Charity is almost a guilt tax for working people. Fortunately it is a voluntary tax which I choose never to pay despite social media, tv and workplaces full of advertising and pressure to make the workers wilt

[Colr]

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That is pretty much my thoughts on any charity that is set up to provide a service or help that should be in the government remit and responsibilities. Charity is almost a guilt tax for working people. Fortunately it is a voluntary tax which I choose never to pay despite social media, tv and workplaces full of advertising and pressure to make the workers wilt

Anybody got any idea what is funded by the lottery these days?

[CropleyWasGod]

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Anybody got any idea what is funded by the lottery these days?

It's all here.

https://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/projects/list

[Hiber-nation]

This man could have easily sat in his house grumbling into his Daily Mail but he got off his arse and did something. The daughter was indeed a right pain in the erse and obviously in it for what she could get but I have total respect for the guy.

[stu in nottingham]

Article originally in The Independant.

Captain Tom charity 'tried to appoint daughter as CEO on six-figure salary'

https://public.uk.com/2022/02/18/cap...figure-salary/

[Paulie Walnuts]

The daughter is an absolute snake.

[MKHIBEE]

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Article originally in The Independant.

Captain Tom charity 'tried to appoint daughter as CEO on six-figure salary'

https://public.uk.com/2022/02/18/cap...figure-salary/

Interesting to se that money was paid to charities which have nothing to do with the NHS. I wonder if people realised that would be the case when they donated

[danhibees1875]

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Article originally in The Independant.

Captain Tom charity 'tried to appoint daughter as CEO on six-figure salary'

https://public.uk.com/2022/02/18/cap...figure-salary/

I'll need to double check after I've had my morning coffee but that article seemed extremely hard to read - was it translated from another language?

[stu in nottingham]

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I'll need to double check after I've had my morning coffee but that article seemed extremely hard to read - was it translated from another language?

It's an article taken from The Independent. I used this link as the original story has a paywall on it.

Edit: It's up now.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...18320.html?amp

[MKHIBEE]

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The daughter is an absolute snake.

Cue snakes taking umbrage.

[DaveF]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...herts-66100178

[Jones28]

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...herts-66100178

Hooda ****ing thunk it.

Me. At it straight away. They took massive salaries as charity directors as well.

[Bostonhibby]

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Hooda ****ing thunk it.

Me. At it straight away. They took massive salaries as charity directors as well.

As soon as they were able to they were like flies around a cow pat over the charity.

Building the Captain Tom Foundation building with pool, spa, toilets and kitchen for occupiers and private use only. Shameless doesn't cover it.



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[neil7908]

Disgusting and they should be doing time if the allegations are investigated and proven.

Why does it feel like every facet of life in the UK is saturated with scammers and cheats?

[Just_Jimmy]

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Disgusting and they should be doing time if the allegations are investigated and proven.

Why does it feel like every facet of life in the UK is saturated with scammers and cheats?

Tory Britain.

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