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Trust Law: 'The rule that charities must not undertake political activity is unsatisfactory in theo Introduction In English law, the legal definition of charities is based upon the Preamble of the 1601 Charitable Uses Act, which provides four grounds that organisations may qualify for charitable status under. These involving advancement of religion or education, relief of poverty and other purposes beneficial to the community, furthermore, all charities must prove to be for the public's benefit. This though has lead to a number of problems where the charity involves a degree of political activity, with charities in general, being prohibited by performing political activities, due to their public benefit being incalculable. Political activity is construed as the support of a political party or policies, or campaigning for a reform of existing law, which is of a political nature. The judiciary is seen to absolve responsibility by refusing to consider the relative merits of...

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