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Jacob Rees Mogg and other politicians need to offer some advice?
A few days ago an organisation published a piece on social media claiming that the new Labour manifesto was proposing a change to abortion regulations that went way beyond any current provision. The problem with their claim was that it … Continue reading →
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Tagged Angela Watkinson, Cllr Chris Whitehouse, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Lobbying Bill
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Baroness Stowell must go further in her comments about charities
A few days ago Baroness Tina Stowell who was previously a member of the Tory Party and who resigned from the party when they appointed her as Chairman of the Charity Commission (which was a good response) made a speech … Continue reading →
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Tagged Boris Johnson, Garden Bridge, John Hayes, Kids Company, Lobbying Bill, Tina Stowell
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Charity Commission faces a big challenge
In the last 8 months two charities have been judged by the Charity Commission as having broken laws regarding political campaigning including those set out by the Conservative led coalition Government to prevent charities getting involved in politics. When the … Continue reading →
Lets not pass the Duchy on either side
A couple of months ago on 25th June, David Lidington who is the Duchy of Lancaster as well as being the deputy Prime Minister made an important speech at an event organised by a think tank called Reform. There are … Continue reading →
A clear line has been crossed
A couple of days ago the Charity Commission published a case report on an educational charity and one of the research documents it had published. The commission states “Whilst we considered that the trustees do recognise the need for … Continue reading →
Charity Commission obeyed Parliament and blocked free speech
Last Thursday a fascinating debate took place in Parliament which on the face of it involved both Lords and MPs although the only people who spoke were MPs and the irony of their frustration towards the Charity Commission was lost … Continue reading →
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Tagged coalition government, Fiona Bruce, Gagging Bill, Harriet Harman, Jo Johnson, Lobbying Bill, Sam Gyimah
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The need for Parliament to listen to Frida
Last Wednesday in the Palace of Westminster, two important people from Sussex University appeared in front of the Joint Committee on Human Rights. Adam Tickell is the Vice Chancellor and Frida Gustafsson is the President of the Students Union. They … Continue reading →
The real lobbying problem
This Government and its predecessor has shown itself to be completely incapable of dealing in a meaningful way with lobbying, despite David Cameron stating in 2010 before the coalition was formed “Now we all know that expenses has dominated politics for … Continue reading →
Posted in Charities, Lobbying Bill, Parliament and Democracy
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Tagged Clive Brooke, David Cameron, Ed Vaizey, Gagging Bill, George Bridges, Lobbying Bill
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Four days in April
It is unlikely that more than a few hundred people in the UK have heard of or met Maina Kiai, however he has just undertaken a 4 day visit and the conclusions he has come to as a result of his … Continue reading →
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Tagged Gagging Bill, Lobbying Bill, Maina Kiai, United Nations
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A debate for all?
The arguments in favour of leaving or remaining in the EU have some very powerful and vocal supporters. There are risks as both sides of the debate compete for what they imagine are the ears of the rest of society … Continue reading →
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