Charlie Elphicke this morning withdrew the debate he had scheduled in the Commons on the political independence of charities, but the PoliticsHome website published a blog from him about his views on the subject.

Elphicke, an ardent critic of campaigning by charities, had lined up a Parliamentary debate from 11am this morning on the topic but withdrew it without explanation just as it was due to begin.

But in his blog on the PoliticsHome site, he pulled no punches in attacking many charities for their “increasingly political campaigns”.

He wrote: “We give money to charity expecting it to go on charitable purposes that will make a difference – to help the most vulnerable and needy. Yet too many charities are using donations to award themselves big pay rises and to engage in politically partisan campaigning.”

This problem has been made worse, he said, by “advisers to Gordon Brown’s failed government fanning out across the charitable sector ... in what looks like a coordinated way”.

He cited the recent Oxfam campaign on symptoms of “austerity Britain”, declaring its messages “factually wrong”, and attacked the charitable status of left-leaning think tanks such as the IPPR.

He concluded that “campaign money should be separately raised in a separate fund, outside charitable status” and “government money given to a charity should be ringfenced to the purpose granted.

“Think tank charitable status should be clarified. In many ways it would be simpler if all or none were charities. Finally it’s wrong for former government advisers to fan out across the charioty sector in what looks like a coordinated way. The rules that apply to former government advisers working in the private sector should apply equally to the charitable sector.”