It is in the nature of rich, large organisations to be greedy. If they can get away with finding someone else to pay, they are going to do it.
Jutting out into the wild Irish Sea, the remote islet of South Stack off Anglesey is a conservation wonderland. Guillemots, puffins and razorbills nest on its vertiginous cliffs.
Such an untouched natural haven requires little upkeep, you might suppose. So I raised an eyebrow when I read that the RSPB, one of the wealthiest charities in the UK – with annual revenues of £170million – had received a grant of £3,353.90 from the Welsh taxpayer to maintain their South Stack site.
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