royal british legion

[bluesako]

just bean reading about the royal british legion, paying nearly £70 grand wages for a diversity and inclusion manager, well im sorry to say they will be getting no more donations from me, i have supported them for over 50 years, this money was donated by the public for all the heroes, not for some wokey manager to rattle on about ethnicity in the armed forces bs.

 

[Len the dog]

You may find that under the Equality Act 2010, they have no choice.

 

[Cuthy246]

To be fair to them they are one of the better charities when it comes to charitable spending. Looking at the charity commission accounts they consistently spend the majority of their funds on charitable activities. For example the year financial year 22/23 they had a gross income of £147m, gross spend of £180m. £133m spent on charitable works, £46.9m on fundraising and £836k on governance. So while a 70k salary sounds extravagant for a charity in the grand scheme of things it accounts for a tiny percentage of their overall spend (big salaries account for roughly 0.5% of their total spend)

Charity commission link to accounts ---> THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION - Charity 219279

 

[Dazb1967]

You may find that under the Equality Act 2010, they have no choice.

You maybe right but fortunately the people who donate do have a choice and I can't see this doing the RBL any good at all but lets see how it turns out for them,

 

[jall55]

You may find that under the Equality Act 2010, they have no choice.

And that's fair enough - but 70 k ?

 

[Len the dog]

And that's fair enough - but 70 k ?

If you were expected to spout utter bulls**t all day long and write policies on it, would you do it for less?

 

[jall55]

If you were expected to spout utter bulls**t all day long and write policies on it, would you do it for less?

I probably do ! hahahah

 

[Tim.243]

If you were expected to spout utter bulls**t all day long and write policies on it, would you do it for less?

Just like the used van sales persons

 

[jall55]

Just like the used van sales persons

Lol - if that a little nudge at me again Tim lad - then you simply have no idea - Bless you

 

[Tim.243]

Lol - if that a little nudge at me again Tim lad - then you simply have no idea - Bless you

Thought you were a game keeper!

 

[Envillegc1]

Sadley its the world we live in. It is nuts!

 

[jall55]

Thought you were a game keeper!

Only a pretend one

 

[jall55]

Thought you were a game keeper!

And part time at that too !
Hahah

 

[kenbro]

Just like the used van sales persons

But not as much wages!
Kb.

 

[jall55]

But not as much wages!
Kb.

Hahahah dont you bet Ken
hahaha

 

[AlexD]

You may find that under the Equality Act 2010, they have no choice.

You do not need a manager to ensure equality. You need simple but effective procedures in HR, and ensure the organisational culture is in place of treating people decently regardless of their background or the dumb things people do from time to time.

 

[enfieldspares]

The Legion got my dear old mother her War Widow's pension restored back to her and her cohort by lobbying the House of Lords...through such as a then very old Earl Haig, a young Viscount Freyburg and other sons of various military men...when Thatcher tried to block its being added to a Pensions Bill going through Parliament. I don't have, as such, a problem with it. A lot of men who were secretly as queer as coots likely fought and died for this country in both world wars. They did their duty as much as any other person. I always buy a poppy each year.

 

[Merlyn]

There are seperate accounts and fund raising for welfare and admin.

 

[bluesako]

i will still buy a poppy but have cancelled my donations

 

[Len the dog]

You do not need a manager to ensure equality. You need simple but effective procedures in HR, and ensure the organisational culture is in place of treating people decently regardless of their background or the dumb things people do from time to time.

But everyone is a manager these days, even in a department of one.