Charity credit card choice of former Lib Dem leader
Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown reveals that he uses a credit card that makes donations to charity when he uses it.
Charity credit card choice of former Lib Dem leader”
Now the EU's high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paddy Ashdown says he has a few credit cards.
"I pay off my bills every month," he tells the Sunday Times.
There are a number of charity credit cards on the market, which give a small sum to the nominated cause every time the card holder makes a purchase.
MBNA offers a WWF credit card, and a Breakthrough Breast Cancer card.
The credit card Barclaycard Breathe is the only UK credit card to donate 50% of profit to support carbon reduction projects in the UK and abroad.
The Co-operative Bank offers Greenpeace and Help the Aged credit cards.
Since he visits France frequently, Paddy Ashdown has a euro bank account and credit card so he can easily withdraw euros as well as sterling.
"My pension and income are paid in sterling so the exchange rate isn't great right now," he tells the Sunday paper.
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