WAKE UP CALL
Politicians are one of the least valued sectors of society, according to a survey undertaken by the Institute of Directors (IOD) amongst its members….

CRUELTY FOR FUN
The League Against Cruel Sports has won a conviction in a private prosecution against two members of the Quantock Staghounds for illegally hunting and killing deer with…

RESPECT?
The Charity Commission has reported that the campaign against Iraq sanctions run by MP George Galloway was funded from £188,000 of aid money diverted by Saddam….

CHARITY STATS
According to The Charity Commission British donors gave a total of £8.9 billion to 190,439 registered UK charities in 2005/6….

PROFITABLE CHARITY WORK, FOR SOME
Sir Terry Wogan was paid £10,340 by the BBC to host the Children in Need appeal last year, on top of his £800,000 a year for his work on radio 2. (Metro)….

CHARITY MANAGER JAILED
A six month jail sentence has been given to a manager of a charity after he stole £11,000 raised to buy a life support unit for premature babies at a local hospital….