By Martin Kettle This article first appeared in The Guardian Whether voters decide to leave or remain, we must address failures in our media, culture and politics Trust the people, that’s what I always say to myself. By and large, over the long term, they will do the […]
SQUARING THE CIRCLES
Why Europe matters and why the European elections matter – E3G
OPENING STATEMENT OF MR TOM BURKE CBE TO THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT
I am giving evidence to the Independent Commission on Civil Society and Democratic Engagement this afternoon. A diverse coalition of prominent charities, campaign groups, academics, think tanks and online networks has launched an independent Commission in response to concerns about the Government’s Lobbying Bill. The Commission on Civil Society […]
HOW TO DIG A POLITICAL HOLE
The Bill intended to regulate lobbying is now completing its Commons phase and will return to the Lords on October 22nd. As has been widely pointed out this Bill does little to control business lobbying but will prevent Britain’s voluntary sector from campaigning effectively during the year before […]