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Author: Tamsyn Barton

Tamsyn Barton is CEO, Bond, the UK network for organisations working in international development. Previously, Tamsyn represented the European Investment Bank on the Resident Board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and spent 13 years working for the ODA/DFID in policy and programme roles.

The draconian Lobbying Act must be reformed. Here are three simple ways to improve it

It’s not often that you see the entire sector come together with a united voice. Yet on Tuesday, that is exactly what happened. What’s everyone reacting to? It’s the Lobbying Act. When the Act was brought into force in 2014, it was said that the aim was to tackle unfair lobbying by big corporations. But …

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