tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post1595556423146180079..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: How Gordon Brown plundered the National LotteryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-23509248056039822062009-03-16T19:01:00.000+00:002009-03-16T19:01:00.000+00:00John Redwood wrote a post this morning about 'fake...John Redwood wrote a post this morning about 'fake charities' so it's no longer just bloggers asking questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-26950627138433620702009-03-16T12:45:00.000+00:002009-03-16T12:45:00.000+00:00'broke in'?A bit strong I think.Allegedly,she gain...'broke in'?A bit strong I think.Allegedly,she gained entry using a key..However Mrs Powers is a Policeperson so she should know the legal niceties involved..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-13489270124844091912009-03-16T12:14:00.000+00:002009-03-16T12:14:00.000+00:00It isn't just the way the pie is liced up, the pie...It isn't just the way the pie is liced up, the pie itself has shrink by one-third. <BR/><BR/>You might ask why that is? Could it be that the Labour government's policy of diverting funds away from non-Labour constituencies has unintended consequences? Yes, just like every other Labour policy.<BR/><BR/>In many southern areas, the local newspapers used to run an article pretty much every month about how a Lottery grant had helped this charity or that project. It encouraged the view that even if you didn't win your money would go to a local good cause. That has all stopped. <BR/><BR/>The openly partisan doling out of Lottery cash has undermined the Lottery and it will take a lot of effort to relaunch it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-2033230844166148232009-03-16T11:59:00.000+00:002009-03-16T11:59:00.000+00:00I am surprised that the the big gobshite has not p...I am surprised that the the big gobshite has not put a tax on the winnings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-57031025156831434082009-03-16T11:56:00.000+00:002009-03-16T11:56:00.000+00:00Tax as theft is not enough. So steal banks, pensio...Tax as theft is not enough. So steal banks, pensions, savings, anything you can. Snot rules.Oldrightiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192587284458430556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-67247919329262649862009-03-16T11:43:00.000+00:002009-03-16T11:43:00.000+00:00when the lottery started it was said that no money...when the lottery started it was said that no money would be diverted to projects that should be funded from taxation. well,that didn't last long!davidchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928205954476712575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-15058327617564361102009-03-16T11:40:00.000+00:002009-03-16T11:40:00.000+00:00It's worse than that. In 1995/6 the light blue ar...It's worse than that. In 1995/6 the light blue area was all charitable donations and was called the Communities Fund. None of it was appropriated for government health or education programmes, except by applyibg it through large charities (e.g. RBIB, Cancer Research).<BR/><BR/>As Hansard reports:<BR/>"The health, education, environment and charitable expenditure good cause comprises the Big Lottery Fund, which is the successor to the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund."Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775753218753337766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-51833760247322938192009-03-16T11:25:00.000+00:002009-03-16T11:25:00.000+00:00Off Topic but I wont let that stop me.Seems there'...Off Topic but I wont let that stop me.Seems there's something afoot in Reading Labour Party...involving Malcolm 'Three Tits' Powers lady wife.According to reports on Janestheone,[also see Guido]she broke into Southeast Regional Headquarters back in 2004...what exactly this is all about I dont know..or if it is the beginning of a mini Watergate..BUT PANIC BUTTONS HAVE BEEN PRESSED WE AREADVISED..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-13310005859016671592009-03-16T10:23:00.000+00:002009-03-16T10:23:00.000+00:00No mention of the Olympics. I thought that the Lot...No mention of the Olympics. I thought that the Lottery fund had been raided by the olympics?BrianSJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03613916574661223679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-28455469714420228812009-03-16T10:11:00.000+00:002009-03-16T10:11:00.000+00:00I'm startled :O HALF!!!!I'm startled :O HALF!!!!Platohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416276749202589235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-51002059111543974742009-03-16T09:49:00.000+00:002009-03-16T09:49:00.000+00:00The abuse of 'charities' is no longer escaping the...The abuse of 'charities' is no longer escaping the attention of bloggers, but I still don't get the impression that the analysis of 'fake charities' is getting into the public domain.<BR/><BR/>No politican wants to touch the issue of charities and with good reason.Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.com