[Tech1] RNLI

[Graeme Wall]

As others have pointed out, £160k for a chief exec is hardly excesssive. 

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Graeme Wall


> On 31 Jul 2021, at 13:17, Steve Edwards via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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>  On 30 Jul 2021, at 16:54, Chris Woolf via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Indeed.
>>> A very firm poke in the eye for the Farage, who so richly deserved it (and quite a lot more...).
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> Whether you agree with him or not, I was hoping to avoid focusing on Nigel Farage’s comments, my forwarding of the BBC RNLI news article was to highlight the RNLI have recently reported a significant increase in daily donations and now have even more cash rolling in!
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> Interestingly the RNLI have been quick off the mark telling us how much support they’re getting and how cash has just been flooding in over the last few days but don’t appear to have totted up any similar figues of how much income they will now be losing following the “small number” (which could mean anything) of supporters they refer to who had been in contact to withdraw their backing because of recent criticism regarding the ‘rescue’ of migrants: Instead, the BBC news article mainly focuses on the increase in donations following a recently released publicity rescue video following the controversy and also refers to Farage’s comments that the RNLI is being used as a “Taxi service for illegal trafficking gangs”
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>  I doubt whether anyone would have any real evidence to prove whether Farage may actually be responsible for the amount of extra cash now rolling in - although I respect others may or may not share his views regarding the RNLI’s role in the rescue of migrants. 
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> I do wonder how many of the generous people who donate realise (or really care?) just where and how their money will be spent - I doubt many would be aware (as most of us know) the Chief Exec takes a £160k whack out of the RNLI ‘life saving’ kitty although it now, on the face of it, looks like there’s going to be plenty more where that came from!
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> Steve
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>> On 31 Jul 2021, at 08:54, David Denness via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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>> From Wikipedia:
>> Farage is a surname, believed to be of French Huguenot origin
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>> From: Tech1 <tech1-bounces at tech-ops.co.uk> On Behalf Of Mike Giles via Tech1
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>> To: Tech Ops <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk>
>> Subject: Re: [Tech1] RNLI
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>> Anyone any clue as to the origin of the name Farage! It doesn’t sound very Anglo-Saxon to me! I prefer to pronounce it like garage, as uttered by we common folk, that is. 
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>> Mike G
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>> On 30 Jul 2021, at 16:54, Chris Woolf via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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>> Indeed.
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>> A very firm poke in the eye for the Farage, who so richly deserved it (and quite a lot more...).
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>> Chris Woolf
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>> On 30/07/2021 16:19, Steve Edwards via Tech1 wrote:
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>> According to the latest news, the RNLI are ‘overwhelmed’ by a huge amount of support:- 
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>>  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58009646
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>> On 22 Jul 2021, at 19:27, patheigham <pat.heigham at amps.net> wrote:
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>> I can recommend a hotel in Antigua which has a beach on which you do not have to wear trunks!
>> Pat
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>> From: Steve Edwards via Tech1
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>> To: David Plaice
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>> Subject: Re: [Tech1] RNLI
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>> Steve
>> PS Nobody has yet responded to my previous request of lending me a tenner - I need a new pair of trunks !
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