From the clause: > activity intended to influence or attempt to influence Parliament, Government or political parties From Stephen Pinker's "The Language Inst

From the clause: > activity intended to influence or attempt to influence Parliament, Government or political parties From Stephen Pinker's "The Language Instinct" >As you are reading these words, you are taking part in one of the wonders of the natural world. For you and I belong to a species with a remarkable ability: we can shape events in each other's brains with exquisite precision. ... That ability is language. If we accept that Parliaments, Governments and Parties are made up of people; then taken together these two quotes imply that recipients of grants must also have a separate source of funding in order to say or write anything that could be heard or read by an MP or party activist. Regardless of the subject. Alternatively, the clause would only be enforceable for communications that are directly addressed to MPs or party members. If you publish something openly, or to a subscription service, then, when challenged, you could simply say "You weren't meant to read that, it was aimed at the general public/academic community only". Unfortunately, due to the poor wording, we'll have to wait for the courts to work it out.