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What Now For Oxfam?
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Sadly this comes as no surprise to me. Forty years ago I discovered that Oxfam....I was a paid Oxfam worker then.....was a corrupt, jobs for the boys organisation prepared to brush theft under the carpet and humour the thieves......
My colleague and I resigned but refused to be silenced and made sure that what we knew....and had proof of.....was investigated and brought into the open....
When it was over I was told I could only come back to OXFAM in any position...paid or voluntary.....if I promised never to whistle blow again......x
My colleague and I resigned but refused to be silenced and made sure that what we knew....and had proof of.....was investigated and brought into the open....
When it was over I was told I could only come back to OXFAM in any position...paid or voluntary.....if I promised never to whistle blow again......x
I am a bit surprised by this if its true, children or not. MY DH worked for a large multinational and often went to countries where business moral standards differed from our own. There were clear international rules on what "hospitality" might be accepted and what "local entertainment" might be enjoyed and what might not. Failure to comply meant dismissal.
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// You've got Labour on your mind? Time to visit your GP for a mental health assessment.//
please please children - no personal abuse on AB - I have been rightly reproved on another thread for such unforgivable vulgarity ( personal abuse that is! )
problem wivda editor correcting the title is that it renders the first ten entries incomprehensible - or gibberish to use another ABers fave remark.
and as for
//Spatthedummy, give yourself peace with your holier than thou drivel and stick to the point.//
Douglas - take some Bromide for all our sakes !
such brutality !
and yes Thank you AOG for raising the oxfam issue
its been the week end and endless new Brexit threads ( er havent we agreed to leave ? er no dont answer that! )
and a thread that can only be described as moronic on nationalisation wivvart compensation - something which has been unlawful for fifty years
but hey lets have a thread saying it isnt !
( oh yes it is ! oh Lardy lardy ! )
I am not sure myself returning to the subject
that if you are living off govt money then you can sucessfully say - this is none of their business, it is in my free time....
if you were paying for yourself, then you might
Andrew Mitchell ( police libel - you're the ones meant to be protecting us! - that one ) has made a come back
as for tight fists not giving to charity
give by gift aid - tax deductible - if youa re a rich boy -
lots munnay ! every £100 you give the charity gets tax relief and £166
uvvawise - on a lower tax rate £100 means £125
please please children - no personal abuse on AB - I have been rightly reproved on another thread for such unforgivable vulgarity ( personal abuse that is! )
problem wivda editor correcting the title is that it renders the first ten entries incomprehensible - or gibberish to use another ABers fave remark.
and as for
//Spatthedummy, give yourself peace with your holier than thou drivel and stick to the point.//
Douglas - take some Bromide for all our sakes !
such brutality !
and yes Thank you AOG for raising the oxfam issue
its been the week end and endless new Brexit threads ( er havent we agreed to leave ? er no dont answer that! )
and a thread that can only be described as moronic on nationalisation wivvart compensation - something which has been unlawful for fifty years
but hey lets have a thread saying it isnt !
( oh yes it is ! oh Lardy lardy ! )
I am not sure myself returning to the subject
that if you are living off govt money then you can sucessfully say - this is none of their business, it is in my free time....
if you were paying for yourself, then you might
Andrew Mitchell ( police libel - you're the ones meant to be protecting us! - that one ) has made a come back
as for tight fists not giving to charity
give by gift aid - tax deductible - if youa re a rich boy -
lots munnay ! every £100 you give the charity gets tax relief and £166
uvvawise - on a lower tax rate £100 means £125
spathy.....//
I like local charity's... I'd rather go give a homeless man £10 than give £2 month to a homeless charity for 5 months...//
Please reconsider giving cash to your local charity....if, like ours, they desperately need money. It pays for support workers who help with benefits, housing, mental health, training. It pays the salaries of cooks like me. It goes towards the necessarys for making healthy meals. It pays for cleaning supplies that aren't donated. A £10 donation is far more useful than some of the shockingly horrible things that get dragged out of lofts in the assumption that we'll take anything.
It will go to far better use than giving it directly to a homeless person.
I like local charity's... I'd rather go give a homeless man £10 than give £2 month to a homeless charity for 5 months...//
Please reconsider giving cash to your local charity....if, like ours, they desperately need money. It pays for support workers who help with benefits, housing, mental health, training. It pays the salaries of cooks like me. It goes towards the necessarys for making healthy meals. It pays for cleaning supplies that aren't donated. A £10 donation is far more useful than some of the shockingly horrible things that get dragged out of lofts in the assumption that we'll take anything.
It will go to far better use than giving it directly to a homeless person.
Penny Lawrence deputy chief executive of Oxfam has resigned
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What next for Oxfam?
The Deputy Chief Executive, Penny Lawrence has resigned. If the story continues to ‘have legs’, there may very well be further resignations.
Medium term, this will damage Oxfam’s reputation. It may well see donations fall. What the organisation will need to do, is carry out a thorough investigation into policies and internal procedures, and make those findings public.
Oxfam may find it takes time to put out this fire.
The Deputy Chief Executive, Penny Lawrence has resigned. If the story continues to ‘have legs’, there may very well be further resignations.
Medium term, this will damage Oxfam’s reputation. It may well see donations fall. What the organisation will need to do, is carry out a thorough investigation into policies and internal procedures, and make those findings public.
Oxfam may find it takes time to put out this fire.
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Spath, BHF have had their moments of controversy too as of course have other large charities.
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There are so many hard working people trying to help via these larger organisations, it must sadden those people greatly.
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There are so many hard working people trying to help via these larger organisations, it must sadden those people greatly.
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