by Archive | Jan 16, 2014
Even with the changes agreed as result of the Report Stage in the House of Lords this week, the UK government’s Lobbying Bill remains a huge restriction on civil society campaigning compared to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. Even with...
by Archive | Jan 15, 2014
Commenting on the UK government’s defeat in the House of Lords (15 January 2013) on a significant issue in Part 2 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill 2013-14, Simon Barrow, co-director of the think-tank...
by Archive | Jan 15, 2014
There has been a united, determined campaign against the gagging impact of the Lobbying Bill on the part of voluntary groups and NGOs. Some will therefore think it a shame that a minority of charities, and the Charities Aid Foundation, have at this late stage chosen...
by Archive | Jan 15, 2014
A series of amendments are being tabled to the Lobbying Bill by Lord Harries today (15 January 2014), for which we offer a full briefing below. A series of amendments are being tabled to the Lobbying Bill by Lord Harries today (15 January 2014), for which we offer a...
by Archive | Jan 14, 2014
As the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill comes up for the final votes at Westminster this week, an advert is appearing in The Times newspaper – supported by Ekklesia and 100 other civil society organisations – drawing...
