Presented on Thursday 7 September at the NCVO Campaigning Conference 2017. Peter Kellner, chair, NCVO Anand Menon, director, UK in a changing Europe Chris Walker, senior external relations officer, NCVO Clare Laxton, assistant director - policy and influencing, CLIC Sargent If you would like to find out more about our training and events, visit our website at https://www.ncvo.org.uk/training-and-events.

1. Tech sponsor:
INFLUENCING BREXIT 2: NEW
PARLIAMENT, NEW POLITICS?
KEY INSIGHTS FOR
CAMPAIGNERS
CHAIR:
PETER KELLNER
CHAIR, NCVO
SPEAKERS:
ANAND MENON
DIRECTOR, UK IN A CHANGING EUROPE
CHRISWALKER
SENIOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER, NCVO
CLARE LAXTON
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - POLICY AND INFLUENCING,
CLIC SARGENT

2. POST ELECTION POLITICS
WHERE THE PARTIES STAND & WHAT THIS
MEANS FOR CHARITY CAMPAIGNS
CLARE LAXTON
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR – POLICY & INFLUENCING
@LADYLAXTON

3. POLITICAL PARTIES
POST ELECTION

4. 4
POLITICAL PARTIES -
SEATS
www.thguardian.com

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POLITICAL PARTIES -
MEMBERSHIP
House of Commons Library, 2017

6. Labour and Conservatives
both trying to capitalise on
the increased engagement
in politics from young
people.
POLITICS IN THE 21ST
CENTURY
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7. • Imminent election?
• Leadership changes?
• Brexit
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WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON?

8. WHAT DOES
THIS MEAN
FOR CHARITY
CAMPAIGNS?

9. OPPORTUNITIES
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TELLING A
STORY
HIGH LEVELS
OF
ENGAGEMENT
DEVOLVED
NATIONS AND
PEERS

10. 1. MAKING CAMPAIGNS LESS
TRANSACTIONAL
2. GDPR
3. BREXIT
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CHALLENGES

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BUILDING A MOVEMENT

12. That’s just about how we fundraise isn’t it?
Nope. It affects all our data.
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GENERAL DATA PROTECTION
REGULATION (GDPR)

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BACK TO BASICS
“Facts and figures aren’t cutting it anymore”
Shakira Martin, NUS President
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

15. AND FINALLY…………
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www.clicsargent.org.uk/ccam

16. THANK YOU!
ANY QUESTIONS?
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17. clicsargent.org.uk

18. WORKING WITH A
HUNG PARLIAMENT
CHRIS WALKER,
SENIOR EXTERNAL
RELATIONS OFFICER,
NCVO

19. A NUMBERS GAME
• Working majority of 13
• 7 vote swing needed to defeat government

20. VOTES ARE THERE TO BE WON

21. THE GOVERNMENT PROBABLY WON’T FALL
• Fixed-term
Parliaments Act means
it’s largely in the
government’s hands
• DUP would be needed
in any confidence vote
• Minority governments
can last a surprising
length of time

22. BUT THERE’S LOTS IT CAN’T DO

23. CONTROLLING BUSINESS

24. MORE TIME FOR SCRUTINY?

25. BILL COMMITTEES
• Normally bill committees are relatively
straightforward for the government
• Ongoing argument about composition post-
election
• If there aren’t automatic government
majorities, bills could be subject to sweeping
changes at committee stage

26. HOUSE OF LORDS

27. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR CHARITIES?
• More chances to influence policy – threat of
lost votes as much as actually losing
• Government may need to work with other
parties to get things through
• Tactics unlikely to change dramatically

28. KEEP IN TOUCH
chris.walker@ncvo.org.uk
Twitter: @_c_walker