Defending our Democratic Space, published today (2 August 2023),...
Press release: New report calls for urgent action to defend UK’s democratic space – before it’s too late
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Chloe Hardy
Shrinking civic space is every charity’s business
Whether or not campaigning is part of your mission, its restriction...
Cheers, Nigel: why we owe some thanks to the anti-woke brigade
This week, Nigel Farage used his TV show, a platform on which he can...
What has protest ever done for us? Our thoughts on the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill
The Government wants to increase police powers to prevent and shut...
More of what shook out of the 2020 Campaign Shakedown!
In December, our conversation with change-makers gave them a chance...
SMK’s 2020 Campaigner Survey results in focus
Politicians and the public are increasingly at odds on campaigning...
What else shook out of the 2020 Campaign Shakedown?
Just before Christmas, we hosted a conversation with change-makers,...
What shook out of the 2020 Campaign Shakedown?
We decided to round off the strange year that was 2020 with a chance...
Politics happens over a cup of tea and down the shops, and charities should embrace it
With numbing inevitability, the Chair of the Charity Commission...
He shoots, he scores! Is Marcus Rashford setting a new bar for ‘celebrity’ campaigners?
I’ve developed an almost Pavlovian reaction to celebrity...
#BlackLivesMatter: as change-makers we all need to do the work
With protest and debate spreading around the world following the...
‘Political’ is not a dirty word: it’s time to stand up
Civil society must throw away the idea that speaking up is ‘too...
SMK’s role during the Coronavirus emergency: what do you need?
We don’t know how long the Covid-19 emergency will last....
It’s not too late – Five Resolutions for 2020
We’re not usually ones for New Year resolutions, but 2020 is gearing...
Here is the news – facts are dead. Where will real debate happen now?
We no longer trust ‘facts’, it’s getting harder to be heard over the...
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