In an interview in The Guardian in 2007, Patrick Alley, one of the founding directors, rejected the claim that receiving money from governments could bias their campaigns: "Being campaign-led, rather than funding-led, means that our independence is never comprised," he argued.
In einem Interview in der Zeitung The Guardian im Jahr 2007, wies Patrick Alley, einer der Gründungsdirektoren, die Behauptung zurück, dass Regierungsgelder ihre Kampagnen beeinflussen könnten: "Being campaign-led, rather than funding-led, means that our independence is never comprised,", argumentierte er.