Lobbying Bill threatens free speech and campaigning
A new lobbying Bill could stifle free speech and severely restrict the liberty of Christian groups to engage in the democratic process during election time.
The Bill sets strict limits on campaigning in the year preceding an election, and gives sweeping new powers to the Electoral Commission.
But the Commission, which regulates elections, says it does not want the new powers and it has major doubts over the Bill’s “workability”.