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A view over the beach at Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer
A view over the beach at Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer
Wed 24 Feb 2021 13.29 EST
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Before asking for government bailouts (UK charities urgently call on PM to set up emergency fund, 17 February), big charities should spend their own reserves. Cancer Research UK entered the pandemic with over £300m in the bank; the National Trust had £320m. I would urge everybody to be as generous as possible to charities, but choose carefully. You don’t want to see your hard-earned gift being added to a cash pile in a bank vault.