Latest edition Mindscape...

I got my copy of the latest edition of Mindscape Magazine in the post this morning and it is another great compilation of interesting articles... http://mindscapemagazine.com/

My latest article is all about Common Purpose and also, more broadly, about not for profit organisations and think tanks... It is interesting that since submitting the article the defence minister Liam Fox has been forced to resign over issues linking him to Adam Werrity and also to alleged funding from not for profit companies such as Pargav and Atlantic Bridge.  It seems that there might not be a formal investigation into these matters but at least one labour MP is calling for answers... see http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/85903,news-comment,news-politics,how-did-adam-werritty-fund-his-trips-to-meet-liam-fox-the-truth-emerges and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8829666/Liam-Fox-How-his-best-man-Adam-Werritty-brought-him-down.html

William Hague has called for a lobbying review in the wake of this scandal - it would take more than that to restore my faith in the system of government but more transparency has to be a step in the right direction...