# London bridge charity faces criticism over grants and shifting priorities

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/robert-hardman-what-would-the-medieval-monks-who-founded-charity-to-safeguard-londons-bridges-think-as-it-squanders-millions-on-trans-rights-and-even-a-group-with-alleged-links-to-hamas/
- Published: 2026-10-24T23:52:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T00:02:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16236013/ROBERT-HARDMAN-medieval-monks-London-bridges-trans-alleged-Hamas.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The foundation has £1.5 billion in investments.
- Its new mission statement emphasises social justice and climate action.
- The article questions its grants as London bridges need repairs.

## Summary

The City Bridge Foundation, a 700-year-old charity responsible for maintaining five Thames bridges, has issued a new mission statement focused on social justice, diversity and climate action. The article argues that this represents a shift away from its bridge-maintenance role, at a time when several London bridges face closure or repair problems.

The foundation has £1.5 billion in investments and says its main purpose is maintaining the bridges in its care, with grants to charities as an ancillary role. The article cites grants of £1 million to Spectra CIC and £1.5 million to Race On The Agenda, and says £1.2 million went to the Muslim Charities Forum, which it describes as having alleged links to Hamas. It also notes that the City of London Corporation is the foundation’s trustee and appoints its board.

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