This is the full text of the new requirement, for all recipients of government grants: “The following costs are not Eligible Expenditure:- Payments that support

This is the full text of the new requirement, for all recipients of government grants: “The following costs are not Eligible Expenditure:- Payments that support activity intended to influence or attempt to influence Parliament, Government or political parties, or attempting to influence the awarding or renewal of contracts and grants, or attempting to influence legislative or regulatory action.” Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/12143479/Charities-to-be-banned-from-using-public-funds-to-lobby-ministers.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/12143479/Charities-... . Sounds totally reasonable to me. You're free to lobby the government and run propaganda campaigns, but not with taxpayers' money that you're supposed to be using for research.