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EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 7 MIN

The Great Volunteer Con

from Reckoning · host Andy Rudge

How Good Hearts Fund Bad SystemsPicture this: a cancer patient, still wearing their hospital bracelet from yesterday's chemotherapy session, stands outside Tesco on a drizzly Saturday morning, rattling a collection tin for the very charity that's supposed to be helping them. Meanwhile, three miles away in a glass-fronted office, that same charity's chief executive is deciding between the Audi and the BMW for their next company car.Welcome to modern Britain, where we've somehow convinced ourselves that essential services should depend on the goodwill of people who can least afford to give their time, energy, and money.

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How Good Hearts Fund Bad SystemsPicture this: a cancer patient, still wearing their hospital bracelet from yesterday's chemotherapy session, stands outside Tesco on a drizzly Saturday morning, rattling a collection tin for the very charity that's supposed to be helping them. Meanwhile, three miles away in a glass-fronted office, that same charity's chief executive is deciding between the Audi and the BMW for their next company car.Welcome to modern Britain, where we've somehow convinced ourselves that essential services should depend on the goodwill of people who can least afford to give their time, energy, and money.

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