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David Cameron Vows To Tighten Rules On Charity Fundraising Marketing

  • The Drum, Monday, July 13, 2015 7:54 AM

David Cameron has vowed to prevent charity fundraisers from pressuring people with calls and letters requesting donations. The prime minister tweeted a promise for new laws to crack down on the "unacceptable conduct" of some charity fundraisers. His vow comes two months after 92 year-old Bristol pensioner, Olive Cooke, was found dead in the Avon gorge. According to family and friends she was driven to suicide in part because she was exhausted by the constant demands of cold calls and direct mail from charities..

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