A group of charities and campaign groups have written a letter to The Times complaining about what they regard as … Continue reading “Where does the state end and civil society begin?”

Like many others, on Sunday evening I watched Soccer Aid – an annual charity football match featuring well-known ex-footballers and … Continue reading “Why the unhealthy relationship between charities and the state must end”

In June 2012, the IEA published Sock Puppets, a report which looked at the evidence, and implications, of taxpayer funding … Continue reading “What can be done about state-funded activism?”

2008 represented something of a milestone for Britain’s charity sector as it was the year in which it received more … Continue reading “How the government uses charities to lobby itself”