Quelle Surprise

[Svejk]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3148226/Children-s-charity-chief-Camila-Batmanghelidjh-forced-ministers-refused-hand-3m-public-funds-left.html#comments

[Gromit]

Fairly straightforward. Her work highlights the Governments failings so she is an embarrassment.

She was woman of the year in 2006 and many private businesses and individual donate most of the charity's funds.

[youngmafbog]

//The flamboyant charity boss added: 'I pray to God //

Well there you then.

The Government only provide 20% so how is their refusal to give the charity money forcing her out of a job. She just needs to get her chuggers working a bit more.

[Svejk]

Gromit
///She was woman of the year in 2006///

Ooh, Lol.

[youngmafbog]

Nothing to do with this then Gromit:
//The development is the latest blow to hit the charity. In March, Kids Company's interim finance director, head of human resources and director of development all resigned amid claims of concerns about its funding //

[anotheoldgit]

I wonder why a charity needs government money?

Especially a child's charity such as this, surely there are already central and local government departments to take care of such issues, if charity money is needed to provide certain extras then all to the good.

[anotheoldgit]

She will have to have a look in her crystal ball.

[Svejk]

They used to hand out brown envelopes 'stuffed' with cash every weekend. Apparently this proved very popular with the 'kids'.

[retrocop]

I think I can see fingers in the cookie jar. :-)

[bazwillrun]

what a munter she is !

[Gromit]

// I wonder why a charity needs government money?

Especially a child's charity such as this //

The NSPCC gets a huge dollop of Government cash.

I image the Government does this because if the work wasn't done by charities, and the Government had to take over that function, it would cost a hell of a lot more.