Major charities are very much part of the New Establishment

In a democracy such as the United Kingdom government (and opposition) policy is heavily influenced by lobbying.  A cynic might say that most politicians are apolitical on most issues and they just adopt whatever policies seem most popular.  Lobbying organisations, if they are any good, seek to deliver "gift-wrapped" policies fully developed and market tested so that all the parties have to do is adopt them.

It goes without saying that some lobbying organisations are good and some are bad (and a few are very bad).

Very prominent among lobbying organisations are charities, and major charities are very much part of the New Establishment.

I am a member of the RSPB, which is a very prominent conservation campaigner.  A million other British people are members.  Charitable status precludes party political positions, but inevitably charities must get involved in politics to a certain extent.

A million members gives RSPB a lot of power.

On the whole RSPB has proved to be an entirely beneficial organisation, but there are many other charities seeking to have influence in every single aspect of government policy.  People who work for the charitiable sector are quite capable of usurping the influence of the charity and directing it (often in very subtle and imperceptible ways) to party political ends.  My point is that these are institutions and they need to be scrutinised as such.