Pressure grows for Commission President Juncker to end tobacco lobbying secrecy
Splits occur within European Commission, as European Parliament, Ombudsman and NGOs increase the pressure for implementing UN rules for contacts with tobacco industry lobbyists. In February, European...
View ArticleFun ways to stop corporations taking over schools
This hasn’t been a good week for education reformers. Narrow, high stakes testing - their quick fix for improving learning – is in the dock. But it will take more than a few botched tests to stop...
View ArticleNew report on Israel lobby in Brussels’ reveals links to US Islamophobia...
Press release: Our new report on the Israel lobby and the European Union is launched today (9 May) in Brussels and this coming Friday in London (13 May). Researched and written by Public Interest...
View ArticleBillionaire Republicans and professional Islamophobes: The pro-Israel lobby...
A Spinwatch report released this month reveals the deep ties between pro-Israel organisations operating in Brussels and US-based right-wing donors, Republican supporters of Islamophobic causes and...
View ArticleGive the Commission your views on EU lobbying!
Brussels, 23 May 2015 – Do you want to see more transparency about who is lobbying who in Brussels and the EU institutions? Are you angry about the privileged access that corporate lobbyists get to EU...
View Article'Saving Labour' linked to NHS contractor
In the days following the mass resignation of Labour MPs from Jeremy Corbyn's shadow Cabinet, a number of prominent Labour figures expressed support for Saving Labour, a website dedicated to signing up...
View ArticleLobbying looms over Theresa May’s government. She must tackle it now
William Hague advising a US lobbying firm is no surprise. Only an effective register can reveal the true reach of the industry that bedevilled David Cameron writes Tamasin Cave in the Guardian today....
View ArticleTheresa May's chance to shine a light on lobbying
Just before he took power back in 2010, David Cameron described lobbying as “the next big scandal waiting to happen”. He was right. But six years later, not much has changed. Theresa May has promised a...
View ArticleThe Grenfell inquiry must look at the developers carving up our cities
The revolving door connecting politicians with lobbyists clearly helps them, but does it benefit us? Anna Minton and Tamasin Cave delve deep into a concerning culture of cronyism. The community of...
View ArticleBell Pottinger's misstep
Nearly a decade ago, the then-chief lobbyist at Bell Pottinger was asked by MPs for an example of a public relations campaign having a ‘malign’ effect on society. Bell Pottinger’s Peter Bingle replied:...
View ArticleRevolving doors at the NHS’s bully-in-chief
As the NHS’s financial regulator hires a new chair, the destination of its outgoing chair is if anything more noteworthy. Ex-TalkTalk CEO, Dido (Diana) Harding is to take the reins at the NHS’...
View ArticleNew report on Israel lobby in Brussels’ reveals links to US Islamophobia...
Press release: Our new report on the Israel lobby and the European Union is launched today (9 May) in Brussels and this coming Friday in London (13 May). Researched and written by Public Interest...
View ArticleBillionaire Republicans and professional Islamophobes: The pro-Israel lobby...
A Spinwatch report released this month reveals the deep ties between pro-Israel organisations operating in Brussels and US-based right-wing donors, Republican supporters of Islamophobic causes and...
View ArticleGive the Commission your views on EU lobbying!
Brussels, 23 May 2015 – Do you want to see more transparency about who is lobbying who in Brussels and the EU institutions? Are you angry about the privileged access that corporate lobbyists get to EU...
View Article'Saving Labour' linked to NHS contractor
In the days following the mass resignation of Labour MPs from Jeremy Corbyn's shadow Cabinet, a number of prominent Labour figures expressed support for Saving Labour, a website dedicated to signing up...
View ArticleLobbying looms over Theresa May’s government. She must tackle it now
William Hague advising a US lobbying firm is no surprise. Only an effective register can reveal the true reach of the industry that bedevilled David Cameron writes Tamasin Cave in the Guardian today....
View ArticleTheresa May's chance to shine a light on lobbying
Just before he took power back in 2010, David Cameron described lobbying as “the next big scandal waiting to happen”. He was right. But six years later, not much has changed. Theresa May has promised a...
View ArticleThe Grenfell inquiry must look at the developers carving up our cities
The revolving door connecting politicians with lobbyists clearly helps them, but does it benefit us? Anna Minton and Tamasin Cave delve deep into a concerning culture of cronyism. The community of...
View ArticleBell Pottinger's misstep in South Africa
Nearly a decade ago, the then-chief lobbyist at Bell Pottinger was asked by MPs for an example of a public relations campaign having a ‘malign’ effect on society. Bell Pottinger’s Peter Bingle replied:...
View ArticleRevolving doors at the NHS’s bully-in-chief
As the NHS’s financial regulator hires a new chair, the destination of its outgoing chair is if anything more noteworthy. Ex-TalkTalk CEO, Dido (Diana) Harding is to take the reins at the NHS’...
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