U.K. Charity Criticized Over Links to Gordon Brown By Robert Hutton and Gonzalo Vina July 18 (Bloomberg) — Britain’s charity regulator criticized the Smith Institute over its links with Gordon Brown and his Labour Party, saying it failed to maintain the political neutrality required for its tax-exempt status. The Charity Commission also said Brown failed [...]
Posted on June 4th, 2009 by chris
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Senior rapporteur Harry Cole has written to the Electoral Commission following the Charity Commission report into the Smith Institute. The report confirmed information indicating that Gordon Brown received undeclared donations in kind from the Smith Institute in the form of the services of Bob Shrum, a pollster paid by the Smith Institute who advised Gordon [...]
Posted on June 4th, 2009 by chris
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Immediately after the Charity Commission report into the Smith Institute was released Sunlight COPs made a Freedom of Information application for documents associated with the investigation. After the 2001 investigation the documents were released. This time the Commission claimed an exemption. We feel that this is unjustified and that it is in the public interest [...]
Posted on August 15th, 2008 by Mike Rouse
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U.K. Charity Criticized Over Links to Gordon Brown By Robert Hutton and Gonzalo Vina July 18 (Bloomberg) — Britain’s charity regulator criticized the Smith Institute over its links with Gordon Brown and his Labour Party, saying it failed to maintain the political neutrality required for its tax-exempt status. The Charity Commission also said Brown failed [...]
Posted on July 18th, 2008 by Mike Rouse
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Our first press release is here. We are absorbing the report before commenting further.
Posted on July 18th, 2008 by Mike Rouse
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Danny Finklestein over at Comment Central has a piece about the failings of the Smith Institute and particuarly the role of Bob Shrum
Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Mike Rouse
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