It's time for a radical overhaul of state-funded charitiesNew research, released today, reveals the true extent of government funded lobbying by charities and pressure groups.This report argues that, when government funds the lobbying of itself, it is subverting democracy and debasing the...

European Commission spending millions on pro-EU lobby groupsExecutive summary:With public confidence in the European project waning, the idea of initiating a ‘civil dialogue’ with the public emerged in the mid-1990s as a way of bolstering the EU’s democratic legitimacy.Citizens have not...

European Commission spending millions on pro-EU lobby groupsExecutive summary:With public confidence in the European project waning, the idea of initiating a 'civil dialogue' with the public emerged in the mid-1990s as a way of bolstering the EU's democratic legitimacy.Citizens have not been...

It's time for a radical overhaul of state-funded charitiesNew research, released today, reveals the true extent of government funded lobbying by charities and pressure groups.This report argues that, when government funds the lobbying of itself, it is subverting democracy and debasing the...