As the Lobbying Bill trundles through Parliament, the nightmare of charities being severely limited in politically representing their beneficiaries threatens to become a reality. So what exactly do the public think about charities having the right to lobby? And what does it mean to MPs and journalists for charities to 'be political'?

'The Politics of Charities' brings together three of our Monitors to tackle the big questions in this area. We've spoken to over 150 MPs, over 170 journalists and more than 1000 members of the British public to provide the data we needed to create this unique new report. It's available for free as always, download it from this page.