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UK: Coronavirus and charitability

"For charities, ‘political activity’ is defined as campaigning for changes in the law, and many organisations are likely to want to make demands of government in the coming months. This blog is aimed at charities trying to figure out how their response to coronavirus fits with the framework of ‘charitability’ – especially small organisations without easy access to legal support. I am not a legal expert, and this shouldn’t be taken as legal advice! However, based on my understanding of the legal, practical and political conditions that tend to get charities into trouble for being overly political, here are 5 reasons why I think charities should not feel constrained by charitability in this moment."
"For charities, ‘political activity’ is defined as campaigning for changes in the law, and many organisations are likely to want to make demands of government in the coming months. This blog is aimed at charities trying to figure out how their response to coronavirus fits with the framework of ‘charitability’ – especially small organisations without easy access to legal support. I am not a legal expert, and this shouldn’t be taken as legal advice! However, based on my understanding of the legal, practical and political conditions that tend to get charities into trouble for being overly political, here are 5 reasons why I think charities should not feel constrained by charitability in this moment."

UK: Coronavirus and charitability (Policing the Political, link)