Charities are better at lobbying than major companies, say MPs

By Rosie Walker, Third Sector, 14 May 2008

Three in four MPs think charities lobby them more effectively than companies, according to new research.

A survey by think tank nfpSynergy asked 159 MPs to rate their responses to the statement "in general, I think that charities are more effective at campaigning amongst MPs than companies". Seventy-six per cent said they agreed or strongly agreed. Labour and Conservative MPs shared the view evenly, with 76...

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