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The Rich Versus The Rest?

‘Toward a New Social Contract’ is the theme of this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum, currently taking place in Washington, DC. But the real hand-to-hand fighting on the role that philanthropy plays in the rich’s responsibilities to society is being played out in Britain, where a government initiative to cut the tax subsidy to giving has […]

Tags #giveitbackgeorge, Big Society, Caroline Fiennes, Charity Commission, Conservative Party, David Cameron, Financial Times, George Osborne, Global Philanthropy Forum, Guardian, Liberal Democrats, Nick Robinson, payout rule, Philip Stephens, Polly Toynbee, Stanley Fink, Warren Buffett

The People’s Aid

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date January 13, 2011

Back in the day, before Britain was run by the David Cameron-led coalition, many of us assumed that, under the weight of the public spending axe, a Conservative government would wriggle out of its commitment to keep upping the UK government’s aid budget to 0.7% of national income. It seemed like a no-brainer that increasing spending […]

Tags Aid, Andrew Mitchell, Conservatives, David Cameron, DFID, Global Giving, Liberal Democrats, My Aid, New Philanthropy Capital, Seethedifference