Em@il Jury

Oxfam faced backlash over its chief executive’s 130,000 pay packet after it said extreme capitalism was to blame for global poverty. We asked our Email Jury if they still trust charities to give donated money to where it is needed

There are still too many running these charities who are getting a big cut before those who need it get anything. – Graham D’Arcy,

Glasgow I no longer give to large charities but support small, local concerns. Large charities have completely lost my trust. – Liz Kelly, Glasgow A CEO deserves a decent salary, so if this is his only job, fair enough. But I don’t trust charities any more. – Lorraine Anderson, Edinburgh I’m appalled. Of course CEOs have to be paid, but that is outrageous. –

Ronald James, Angus People give money to charity to help poverty, not pay those already well off.” – Bea Smith, Doncaster

I have stopped donating to a couple of charities because they persistently telephoned me, asking me to increase my monthly donation. – Margaret Gibb, Fife Some charities, especially local ones, manage to keep going and help. It seems the larger they grow the more they become a business. There needs to be a balance, sadly lacking too often. – Lorna Smith,

North Yorkshire

I object to the huge salaries being paid to the executives. I believe only a very small percentage of the donations actually get through to where they are supposed to. –

Ian Roxburgh, Kilmaurs

“I do think chief executives, who may be responsible for bringing in millions for charities, should be paid a decent wage. Compared to

TO BECOME PART OF THE TEAM some other CEOs’ wage packets, I feel this salary is not excessive. –

Judi Martin, Aberdeenshire People will give more if they thought their money was being better spent. – Hamilton Mclean,

Harwood His pay packet does not seem extreme, compared to what other CEOs in major organisations receive. – Bill Bell, Nottingham