Got the following letter in the
Press yesterday
The latest Big Society initiative to come from the Government is for cash machines to be able to accept donations for charity.
Although I have nothing against such moves, it is diverting attention from the fact that charities are going to face a serious funding crisis over the next few years.
In all likelihood, charities will see a drop in income from individuals as a result of the VAT rise, public-sector redundancies and pay freezes and the resulting redundancies in the private sector. Unfortunately, when times are hard, charitable donations are often the first area individuals look at when trying to save money.
Charities will also see a drop in income from local and central government, and with nearly a quarter of charities receiving funding from government, many charities are going to feel the squeeze from both individual and state funding. This at a time when many charities are going to face greater demand for their services as a result of the cuts.
This is just another example of the results of the over-the-top unnecessary cuts being imposed on us by the current Tory-led Government.
