When did charities turn into insufferable activist groups?

From Oxfam to the British Heart Foundation , many British charities are going well beyond their core missions of saving lives and helping the needy.

Almost one in three ex-Conservative ministers ended up in jobs that overlapped with their government brief many in charities.

The third sector has relegated old-fashioned charity work to second place, behind lobbying for progressive’ policies.

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