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Civitas, formally the "Institute for the Study of Civil Society", is a Westminster-based think-tank, founded as an offshoot of the Institute of Economic Affairs in Aug.2000.
NHS: Civitas advocates market-based reform of the NHS, particularly a bigger role for the private sector, who should be entitled to access private NHS pensions.
Brexit: Although not directly involved in the 2016 referendum, Civitas regularly pumped out "research" during the 2010s promoting opposition to continued British membership of the EU, written by director David Green, and Michael Burrage.[1]
Funding
Transparency Rating: Who Funds You? [2]
Transparency Rating: Transparify [3]
Member of the Atlas Network
Origins
- Aug.2000: Civitas: The Health and Welfare Unit was relaunched as "Civitas", The Institute for the Study of Civil Society.ref,ref
- Oct.1986: The Institute of Economic Affairs established a "Health and Welfare Unit" to focus on the IEA's economic ideas within four areas: health, welfare, education and the family.ref,ref The Unit was headed by David Green.
Centre for Social Cohesion
The CSC was established in 2007 by Douglas Murray. Civitas provided it with £274,669 and £284,673 in 2008. Former donors to the Centre for Social Cohesion accounted for a significant proportion of HJS's income in the years after the CSC merged with the HJS (Apr.2011).ref, p.64. See Henry Jackson Society § Centre for Social Cohesion.
References
- ^ The 50 Groups Behind Brexit. Jonathan Isaby & Matthew Elliott, Brexit Central, Mar.18.2017.
- ^ Transparency Comparison Table. Who Funds You?. Accessed Aug.2018.
- ^ How Has Think Tank Transparency Evolved in 2018? Transparify, Jul.16.2018.