Scotland: educational charity became involved in politics, report says
The Herald reports: The think tank set up in memory of the late Labour leader John Smith broke the laws governing charities by getting involved in party politics, the Charity Commission has ruled.
The commission, which completed a 17-month investigation into the organisation closely linked to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown, voiced concern that the Smith Institute strayed too far from its educational remit by hosting events at 11 Downing Street and by issuing material of a party political nature.
However, the commission concluded that there was "no evidence" to support an allegation that Mr Brown, who was chancellor during the period in question, used the institute to "further his political aspirations". ...
The report found a number of instances "where the balance and neutrality of the institute's work were compromised by a party political association". -- John Smith Institute Broke Charity Laws On Political Support (from The Herald )