Worldwide coverage of Smith Institute Report

Posted on Jun 4, 2009 in projects, Smith Institute 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 to answer its questions about...
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Charity Commission Refuses Smith Institute Freedom of Information Request

Posted on Aug 15, 2008 in projects, Publications, Smith Institute 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 to see how a public body...
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Centre for Open Politics Worldwide Coverage of Smith Institute Report Worldwide Coverage of Smith Institute Report

Posted on Jul 18, 2008 in projects, Publications, Smith Institute 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 to answer its questions about...
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Smith Institute : the Questions the Charity Commission Report Needs to Answer

Posted on Jul 18, 2008 in projects, Publications, Smith Institute Our first press release is here. We are absorbing the report before commenting further....
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