Institute of Economic Affairs Under Investigation by the Charity Commission

Institute of Economic Affairs Under Investigation by the Charity Commission

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) pressure group, which campaigns against clean energy policies, is being investigated by the charities regulator. The Good Law Project (GLP), a legal advocacy group, yesterday announced that it had been successful in forcing the Charity Commission to open a “regulatory compliance case” against the IEA. A Charity Commission spokesperson told DeSmog: “We can confirm that, following an internal review, we have…

Charity Commission opens investigation into IEA

The Charity Commission has opened a formal investigation into the right-wing Tufton Street think-tank the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), following a complaint from the Good Law Project, as well as a cross-party group of MPs. The IEA, which has long been accused of breaching charity laws and of being biased, is also widely acknowledged as the inspiration behind Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget. The Tufton Street based think-tank was repor…