New website attacks government-funded charities 22
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Gareth Jones
Senior reporter, Civil Society Media
Gareth Jones is a senior reporter for Charity Finance, now working on a part-time basis. He edits the 'Technical Briefing' section of Charity Finance as well as writing features and producing survey reports.
As of September 2011, Jones is studying for an MA in Public Policy at King's College London. He is also currently volunteering one day a week in the policy team at Citizens Advice.
Jones originally joined Civil Society Media in January 2006 as an editorial assistant, having studied Modern History at the University of East Anglia.
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A new website, fakecharities.org, has been created to highlight those charities which receive state funding and which the site’s creator alleges support the government. Charities listed include Age Concern, which is described as "applauding government initiatives with £2m of public money", 4Children, "a glorified quango", and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), "the original fake charity, formed by the government in 1971".
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