What the papers say is still seen by many who don’t buy them
Brief letters: Newsstand influence | Tax relief for charitable giving | Starter for 10 | Mind-body dualism | A period of silence from MPs
March 2024
British public donated record £13.9bn to charity in 2023
If I give away a kidney, will it make me a better person?
Zoe Williams
February 2024
Liverpool man who inherited £100,000 lets 12 strangers give the money away
David Clarke, who says he has enough money to live on, lets people picked at random decide what to do with money
May 2023
From Glastonbury chocolate to refurb computers: how you can help charities in the UK cost of living crisis
Barnardo’s ‘clarifies’ website after Guardian investigation of spending claims
April 2023
As a billionaire king is crowned, he urges us to do some charity work. Welcome to Britain
Frances Ryan
Charles’ coronation initiative is no surprise – the royals seem to prefer ad hoc philanthropy to actually funding public services, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
March 2023
Expanding food banks is no substitute for tackling poverty, charities warn
Letter to the Observer signed by experts from around the world says proper government policies are needed
Comic Relief raises over £34m as stars parody The Traitors and Eurovision
Hosts of BBC fundraiser include AJ Odudu and Paddy McGuinness but Lenny Henry is absent for first time
The big idea
The big idea: in a disaster, bad help can be worse than no help at all
Emergency relief must be about money, not well-intentioned donations of goods
February 2023
Nearly 40% of Britons have made a donation to Ukraine
The vast majority of the public remain concerned about the conflict one year on, new poll reveals
January 2023
Matt Hancock donates just 3% of I’m a Celebrity fee
52 acts of kindness: how to spread joy in every week of 2023
December 2022
Cumbrian man completes mission of running marathon every day in 2022
Gary McKee, 53, from Cleator Moor hits target of raising £1m for Macmillan Cancer Support and Hospice at Home West Cumbria
November 2022
Notebook
If greed can ever be good, that philosophy didn’t work at FTX’s charity
Tim Adams
The ‘ethics stuff’ was just a front, says the bankrupted cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried
August 2022
Britain’s growing dormant cash pile set to be a windfall for charities
The government is expanding a scheme that channels unclaimed money to good causes
March 2022
Devon’s ‘boy in the tent’ heads indoors after two-year camp out
UK children raise funds for Ukraine with haircuts, walks and bakes
Ukraine humanitarian crisis: what is the most effective way to help?
Ukraine crisis: how you can help from the UK by donating cash and supplies
