Stephen Cook is a journalist and author with extensive experience in national newspapers and magazines, including 18 years at The Guardian. He has published five novels and two non-fiction books. Tania Mason is a journalist, copywriter, editor and events producer with more than 25 years’ experience across various industries, most recently charities and civil society. She currently edits Governance & Leadership magazine.

• Introduction PART 1 What are charities, and why do we argueabout them?The many faces of charities What has gone wrong? ‘Stick to your knitting’: the curbs on campaigning PART 2 Changing the worldThe health of the nation Equality, slavery and human rights Rights for women and gay liberation Protecting animals and the natural world PART 3 I mproving lives and communitiesLocal action and self-help Supporting other people The wider world Community arts PART 4 A junior partner in the welfare state?Public service contracts Reducing the burden on the state Charities as pioneers PART 5 Preserving the past, preparing for the futureCastles, canals and stately homes Museums and the perils of charitable status The minefield of charitable education Pushing the boundaries of medicine and science Part 6 The way aheadReviews and strategies Charity governance: fit for purpose? Coming clean with the public The pursuit of independence Postscript

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