Dame Suzi Leather has achieved the impossible in her career: she has made quangos almost interesting, says the Telegraph. The Charities Commission, which Dame Suzi heads up, which oversees the activities of some 170,000 organisations in England and Wales, is to shine a light on the charitable status that allows independent schools to escape an estimated £100 million in tax.   more »

An investigation into the work of the often quoted but little understood consultancy Demos and Common Purpose. This begins with their input into arts policy and the background to one or two of their key figures. The organisations which have sprung from Demos are analysed (one looks like a secret society) and the article ends with further analysis and comment on the government's adoption and enforcement of policies based on the very flawed and spurious social analysis which Demos - for a price - provide.   more »