As more powers are devolved to Scotland, Holyrood has become an increasingly attractive target for lobbyists. 'This is an incredibly exciting time for Scottish politics and public affairs', says lobbying firm PLMR. Jon McLeod, chief lobbyist at Weber Shandwick, puts it bluntly: 'post-referendum... there are going to be winners and losers across all sectors. It's a lobbyist's dream.'

Holyrood exposed looks in detail at how lobbying firms plan to ensure their clients are among the winners.

At the moment, none of this lobbying activity is out in the open. The Scots have no way of knowing who is talking to their politicians and about what.

The Scottish government has proposed introducing some transparency into lobbying, with a compulsory register of lobbyists, but their proposals don’t go far enough. They will only allow the public to see a fraction of the lobbying taking place in Scotland. Holyrood Exposed points to successful lobbying registers in the US, Canada and elsewhere to show that Scotland has an opportunity to create real transparency in lobbying.

Tamasin Cave of Spinwatch said: 'Having watched the Westminster government bodge transparency rules for lobbyists down here, it's disheartening to see the Scottish government go down the same road.'