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Hi all, if you see this “charity” We R Blighty, who collect for homeless veterans, do not give them money. I saw them outside M&S on Lordship Lane this week.

They are under investigation by Kent police, they do not donate the majority of your money, rather they pocket up to 60%. 

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Thanks for the warning. They have collected on London Bridge several times and I have to say I contributed because I think veterans can have a really tough time / I am so cross to have given away my hard earned cash this way - they seemed reputable and had leaflets with accommodation and meal costs etc 

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These charity collectors are often classed as chuggers.  It can be scandalous that the charity/admin may keep a huge percentage of your donations and a tiny percentage is  actually given to the charity.   I can not speak for individual collectors - but it common practice.  

7 hours ago, Cancerian said:

Why is the name a big of a red flag? Blighty is a common name for the UK whatever people might think.

Not really since the first world war, and mainly in the sense then of 'getting a Blighty one' meaning a wound so serious you had to be sent home. I seriously doubt if one school child in 100 now would know what Blighty meant if the word was presented on its own with no context. 

Regardless of “Blighty” it’s the combination of “we” “R” and “Blighty”

we means there is a them 

cancerian may or may not recognise a dog whistle.  If he doesn’t, we are trying to point one out.  If he does then they are trying to gaslight us into pretending they are just a lovely fundraising group with no agenda 

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"Blighty" is a British slang term for Britain or England, ultimately derived from the Urdu word "vilāyatī," meaning "foreign" or "European," according to Wiki, and was mainly used in the 19th Century and then WWI. It is thus a non English loan word. But I'm sure you knew that. 

1 hour ago, Dulwichway said:

Forum members not knowing or disrespecting the term "good old Blighty' need to give their lack of  educational heads a wobble! 

Who is disrespecting the term “Blighty”

 

I see people questioning it’s common usage in 2025

i see people calling out organisations who use it to scam people 

but the term Blighty itself? Nope

“we r” in front of anything does add context mind you 

 

Recent article on them here

https://inews.co.uk/news/veterans-fundraising-we-r-blighty-warned-police-banned-morrisons-3649019

And a long detailed piece, including about the person behind the organisation, here

https://thewaltermittyhuntersclubhq.co.uk/we-r-blighty-forces-charity-scam

They R Sketchy. 

 

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1 hour ago, taper said:

 

Recent article on them here

https://inews.co.uk/news/veterans-fundraising-we-r-blighty-warned-police-banned-morrisons-3649019

And a long detailed piece, including about the person behind the organisation, here

https://thewaltermittyhuntersclubhq.co.uk/we-r-blighty-forces-charity-scam

They R Sketchy. 

 

All very strange.

Grammar is not anybody's strong point in that second piece, is it? 

ETA: I realise grammar is not relevant to the matter under discussion!

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