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The philanthropist remains resolute in her belief that the sector is guilty of excesses.
Gina Miller incurred the wrath of the sector with her recent comments about charity 'careerists', more interested in climbing the salary ladder than in the cause, and with her suggestion for a cap on the amount charities spend on running costs and administration.
But the founder and chair of Miller Philanthropy, a grant-making foundation, remains resolute in her belief that the sector needs a shake-up. She says there is a need for greater transparency on how charities spend donations and she has been pressing the Charity Commission to look into making charity accounts more uniform.
Miller is a thoroughly modern philanthropist, one of a string of wealthy entrepreneurs who have in recent years decided to try to make a difference by getting personally involved, demanding demonstrable results and taking issue with traditional charities. During her career, she has launched two marketing companies and founded the wealth-management company SCM Private with Alan, her husband, who made a multi-million-pound fortune in hedge funds.
In this interview she turns her attention to GiftAid, saying donors should be told whether the tax relief will be used for administration costs or front-line charitable work. 'It's public money,' she says. 'If you tick the box...