Governance Workstream

Breaking The Blob

A Study and Antidote to British Ungovernability — examining how parts of the UK NGO, charity, foundation and public-interest litigation ecosystem operate as a coordinated, durable political force that frustrates elected policy without equivalent democratic accountability.

Charles Talbot & Zack Salisbury
Cambridge Circus Research
2026
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Breaking The Blob — Talbot & Salisbury (2026)
Cambridge Circus Research  ·  Governance Workstream
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