A number of these charities seem to come about organically and be very, very local, with people running them doing nicely as a result. If we were to have these things fully funded by the taxpayer I shudder to think what personal taxation would be.
Also would you really want ‘the state’ controlling the sort of things mentioned? Or to have the freedom to operate as they do?
I’m all for state control and funding to be the absolute minimum and likewise with direct taxation.
We’ve got a few niche groups funded by the LA, the heads of these are on salaries £35K plus with staff all getting a salary. God knows what they do all day other than probably have meetings for the sake of it, produce leaflets and run ‘groups’, tax money well spent in the main … I think not.
you mean like the 999 emergency services??? or until recently the RAF looking after the SAR role? (and now completed by Government contractors)
yeah…heaven forbid those “vitals public services” are controlled by the state, it would be awful 
Stop arguing with it! It doesn’t listen to reason.
I am surprised Teflon posts in this thread…
I cannot help it if people pick holes. I’ve admired people who have found ways to keep their businesses going since March. But it seems some are not so enamoured.
Marc Hirschi’s insane ride on the Tour de France today. 75km solo breakaway, hopping over traffic islands and caught with just 1km to go, utter madness.
Regional news, travel and weather is back on the BBC morning news.
Never went away here…
Finding out most your house isn’t earthed 
House boat?
I wish
Putting my greens on yesterday and them fitting perfectly 
What’s your uniform stores like… I might need to pop in to nab some on my way home from work 
Wouldn’t know, not yet allowed in 
We’ve been messaged saying if we need to gain access we need to message OC who will message up the chain and if we get a reply it will be back down the chain…I’m expecting a response mid 2021
First face to face this afternoon. Blue leadership exercises and cam and concealment to kick it all off.
Sick of seeing them already ?
No idea what’s going on here. We’re under local restrictions again because the general public cannot behave 
Maybe I should have posted this in GMG.
Welcome to real life and remember we are the general public as well. We will have been going to work, shopping and everything else between and cadets going to schools and colleges. Please do not try and make out “we” are something special, because there is a love of dressing up.