New pages of how to look at the form and features of mendacity and determine it more scientifically 
Direct link here.
http://www.logiclaw.co.uk/Injustice/independent.html
First page here.
1 of 100 to come, some are there already.
How to determine if a person, body or organisation is independent or impartial WITHOUT being told they are by themselves, friends, associates, and agents.
Look at the Venn diagrams and ask several simple questions, then examine your own terms of contract or employment and examine what you would do. Once you've done that, compare how you would react, with the reactions of the person or body you are determining for yourself, if what they say about themselves is likely to be true or false. A short sequence of very easy steps.
The easy read below..   The advance read here, but skim the easy read first..

1. Look at the definition of the word in focus, take 'independent', the most notorious of the fallacies of ambiguity.

   1. Here is one from the OED, the definitive dictionary for the English language.

   2. 4.(a) “Not dependent on any one else for one's living;”

      • The remaining meanings are  at footnote 1 for the enthusiast.

2. Ask the simple question on motivation. Is that person or body reliant on some or all of its income from someone else or self sufficient NOT needing anyone's payments? 

   1. Income is also one of the most important sources of influence in motivating the affection or partiality of behaviour towards its sources.

   2. If the answer is: 

      • does the body depends for some or all of its income from elsewhere than it's own resources. 

      • The the answer couldn't be clearer, YES, the body or person is dependent, or 

      • NOT independent, same thing!

   3. If the answer is the body does NOT depend for any or part of its income from elsewhere than it's own resources. 

• The answer couldn't be clearer, NO, the body or person is independent, or 

• NOT dependent, same thing!

1. You are now in a position to place a TICK in the correct circle, rectangle, domain or frame of reference.

2. Independent tick the yellow circle, NOT independent tick the grey rectangle.

1. That was surely easy. 

Next. Click here for the lot, with venn diagrams two easy one.
http://www.logiclaw.co.uk/Injustice/independent.html

see how they work together also, 

Council and PATAS.

http://www.twtanb.co.uk/#pat2