Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Cameron......Feb 2010...........``Lobbying has tainted our Politics for too long.An issue that exposes the far-too-easy
relationship between politics,government,business and money``
PM`s fear that lobbyists would be the next scandal.....................he is proved right.
They have their tallons in to him,members of the Cabinet and Steve Hilton,Chief of Staff Ed Llewellyn.
Secretly taken film shows them at work.
They boast they can get their message to the Top People very quickly due to their having worked with
Hilton,Cameron,Osborne etc,etc for over Twenty years!.................and it works!!!!!!
So much for the promise for Transparency..................watch this space.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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The practice has become blatant over recent years. If something is seen as needing attention, such attention is spoken of...end of story.
Except;
When pressed...Call for an 'urgent' enquiry.
A shift into the Lobby-industry is seen as career advancement by many MPs. Money for old-strings?
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Interesting. Bell Pottinger also work for DHB.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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their work on the uzbekhistan government will leave them in good stead.
Ross Miller
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#6
Sorry this is news how?
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
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While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#7
Ross, you will have to ask Reg that one.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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dave is under pressure tonight from his own party and the reds to deal with the manipulative lobbyists.
only time will tell if he is up to the job, he promised a clampdown previously.
Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
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All this pales into insignificance when you look at other interested parties and lobby groups.
Take, as if you didn't expect me to suggest, the green lobby.
It is absolutely unbelievable how not only this but governments all over the world have been lobbied into oblivion. WWF and greenpeace are past masters at this. In fact within the EU they actually get given money to lobby, erm, the eu.
This is jackanory stuff not worthy of dead trees compared to how much of people's taxes are squandered.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#10
Government by Network.........................out of control.
Bell Pottinger groomed and choose the best Police Station for Rebekah Brooks.
They boast they know how to ``Get``at Vince Cable and the Foreign Office.
The investigation shows how they are very effective with our Government.
Ross Miller- Location: London Road, Dover
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#11
Reg do you honestly believe that his is new?
Do you really believe that his has not gone on in one size shape or form since governing people started?
Or are you really just out to score cheap points?
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#12
You are quite right Ross.
That said - there should be some kind of control over the professional lobbyists. There is a role for them of course but transparency and some kind of code of conduct is needed.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#13
Newest cartoon just in from Reg
courtesy Dave Brown of The Independent
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