??Not many? There are 168,000 registered charities in the UK, with a total income of £48 billion, contributing about £15.3 billion to UK GVA (more than agriculture). Charities fund almost half of medical research. The value of voluntary work is about £22.6 billion.
Really?? Having lived there, I have only heard of two. And yes, charities fund medical research. That’s why most medical research is done in this country. We have much more money to donate to fund medical research.
Here’s a clue. Conservatives believe in charity and allowing the individual to donate or not donate, however much they want to give. In Socialist countries, the taxation is so great that the people don’t have as much as we do, to donate. The Government takes the money and then decides where it goes. And when In Britain, I worked in the NHS. A boatload of the taxation goes to the NHS and they still cannot fund it to the amount it needs. Last time we were there, I was injured and had to go to the NHS hospital for care. I waited 6 hours and when I did see a doctor in the Emergency room, the care was inadequate. When the Government is dispersing care, you only get what the Government deems necessary. And yes, I was covered by my own insurance and gave them the details, so they could charge my own insurance.