charitys gagged from speaking out about benefits reality
- keith corkill
- Nov 20, 2018
- 1 min read
Humanity Torbay was visited on 15 October as part of its application for a three-year £125,000 grant which would pay for rent, heating, a mental health councillor and two staff members. Ms Waugh, who pays for the rent on her building in Torquay, Devon, claims the National Lottery inspector did not seem interested in the charity and made her cry after repeatedly criticising her during her three-hour visit. "She told me I needed to go on a media awareness course, to stop doing videos, to stop speaking out and that the National Lottery wouldn't put up with it," she told the BBC. "She also said we shouldn't have a website or a social media presence - but that's how we get our donations." Ms Waugh, 53, said she had spoken to the chief executive of the National Lottery who told her he would look into the case.
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