Trust isn’t a popularity test
Like many long-established institutions, the charity sector has struggled to find its feet in the accelerating roil of political debate.
Belinda Pratten
Guest blog: Politics has just got interesting again
With Parliament in recess it’s a good time for policy wonks and campaigners to reflect on the year just gone – and the year ahead. And looking back, what a year its been: if nothing else, politics has started to get interesting again. In the short term, the recent election may not have changed much on the
Guest blog: Carry On Campaigning
Rumours are swirling that charities have been silenced by the Lobbying Act during the election period, prevented from speaking out in support of their beneficiaries or cause. The Guardian, for example, reports that ‘sector leaders feel muzzled’ by the Act. But while it has undoubtedly helped to create a ‘chilling climate’ for campaigning, its impact must
