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Letters: Giving trouble

Ivan Shakespeare
Friday 04 October 1996 23:02 BST
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Sir: Giving to charity must be a rare bargain, judging by the accounts of the bountiful Messrs Gentles and Tye (Letters, 27 September, 1 October). At one time, you just got a warm inner glow for your money. Now, apparently, you're entitled to lecture the beneficiaries of your largesse should they plead, Oliver-like, for more. As a bonus, you can write to the press and tell the entire nation of the churlishness with which your alms have been received. Truly, it is better to give ... .

IVAN SHAKESPEARE

London N7

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