01 Nov 2017
Jonathan Porritt on Sustainability and Business – reflecting on sustainable development The founder of Forum for the Future offers insights into a decade that saw the Sustainable Development Commission ‘obliterated’ and green business come to the fore. Sir Jonathan Porritt is founder director and trustee of sustainability non-profit Forum for the Future. He was later […]
25 Oct 2017
Lord Chris Smith publicly outlined this policy back in February now Emma Howard Boyd has also described the ongoing nature of this uneasy relationship between gagging and funding. Global Government Forum: By Liz Heron on 06/10/2017 Regulatory bodies in England have been told not to publicly criticise the government and instead to raise concerns privately with ministers, the […]
24 Sep 2017
Gagging Charities and NGOs The theme of controlling information is one this Government has continued – see Chris Smith explaining how the Environmental Agencies were gagged. This decision continues that trend. The Guardian ‘Charities have condemned ministers for rejecting changes to the Lobbying Act which were made by a government-commissioned review body. Campaign groups say they […]
06 Feb 2017
We must tell the truth to safeguard the environment – Lord Chris Smith Posted on 1 February, 2017 by Green Alliance blog This post is by Lord Chris Smith, who was chair of the Environment Agency from 2008-14. ‘It was made very clear to us that, whilst private impartial advice was still sought and still welcome, it should […]