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Recruiting govt advisers to alcohol lobby is too easy
The latest high profile case of the revolving door in the UK raises issues about the ability of civil servants to pursue the public interest. Read More -
Law firm linked to Israeli intelligence targets campaigner
Director of 'independent' Shurat HaDin, which targets the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, privately admitted covert support from Israeli government in 'lawfare' cases. Read More -
The government's lobbying register games
The Coalition's assault on democracy via its Lobbying Bill's clampdown on unions and charities is proving a deft diversion from debate on its sham register. Read More -
Curbing the Big Four's influence
David Cameron needs to break the links between the Big Four accountancy firms - the heart of the tax avoidance industry - and his government. Read More
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Blogs & articles
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Hinkley: A huge contribution towards yesterday’s energy thinking +
The Government’s plan to guarantee EDF Energy an index-linked price for electricity from two new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point at double today's rate has gone down like a lead balloon explains Pete Roche. Read More
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Western PR firms bid for Bahrain contract: The 'acceptable' face of repression +
Seven public relations firms – mostly British or American – are vying to win a contract from Bahrain's repressive government, Brian Whitaker reports. Read More
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BDS campaigner targeted by law firm with links to Israeli intelligence +
A law firm targeting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has close links to Israeli intelligence, US government cables leaked by Wikileaks show. Read More
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Marketing war: the management of public perceptions +
The publication of an MOD discussion paper on how 'convincing the nation of the need to run military risk has become more difficult' is testament to the fact that enough public opposition can make waging war politically impractical. Read More
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US scuppered deal with Iran in 2005, says then British Foreign Minister +
Talks foundered because the US insisted that Iran must not have uranium enrichment facilities in any circumstances, and the EU3 bowed to this diktat from Washington. Authors of a book on Iran's nuclear 'non-threat', Peter Oborne and David Morrison, say this time we must do better. Read More
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