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'''''This portal is part of [[Powerbase:About|Powerbase]]&mdash;your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR. Powerbase has a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and is overseen by a [[User:Melissa Jones|managing editor]].'''''
 
'''''This portal is part of [[Powerbase:About|Powerbase]]&mdash;your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR. Powerbase has a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and is overseen by a [[User:Melissa Jones|managing editor]].'''''
 
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'''A Guide to Brexit Lobbying'''
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'''Why focus on Brexit lobbying?'''
  
On 23 June 2016 the British people voted to leave the EU.  
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On 23 June 2016, the British people voted to leave the EU.  
  
The danger is that they have ‘taken back control’ only to hand it over to corporate lobbyists.  
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The danger is that the country will have ‘taken back control’ only to hand it over to corporate lobbyists who see Brexit as 'a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to influence the way the UK is run.  
  
Brexit presents business with an abundance of threats, but also to some unimaginable opportunities.  
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Whether that is getting rid of laws and regulations inherited from Europe, including labour standards and environmental regulations, reshaping UK agriculture, or influencing trade policy. Any company or sector that can swing the rules in their favour stands to profit enormously.  
  
As one corporate lobbyist recently noted: “Nothing I’ve seen in the last couple of decades comes close to this opportunity for legislative influence” . The Great Repeal Bill and its aftermath have been described as “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for anyone looking to influence the rules of the game”.  
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So, while the threats to business from Brexit are enormous, so too are the opportunities to profit.
  
Whether that is getting rid of laws and regulations inherited from Europe, including labour standards, influencing trade policy, or reshaping UK agriculture. Any company, or sector that can swing the rules in their favour stands to profit enormously.  
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We think the British people should be able to see who is lobbying around Brexit and seeking to use it to further their own private interests.  
  
Which is why we think we should be able to see who is seeking to use Brexit to further their own private interests.
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This portal aims to make visible some of the players involved: the donors, lobby groups and think tanks, as well as companies and their lobbyists-for-hire.
 
 
This portal is an attempt to make visible those that bankrolled various Brexit campaigns, the lobby groups that are now trying to influence government and steer debate, as well as the companies and the lobbyists-for-hire that are hoping to profit from Brexit.  
 
 
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'''[http://powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Brexit CLICK FOR THE FULL LIST OF BREXIT LOBBYISTS (so far!)]'''.<br><br>They include the following:
 
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*'''[[Brexit lobbying by farming and fishing interests]]'''; few industries will be affected as much by Brexit. Here we look at some of the organisations petitioning government, their hired lobbyists, political connections and positioning.
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*'''[[Brexit, law firms and political hires]]'''; big law firms are busy creating Brexit teams to advise companies and are buying the insider knowledge of ex-politicians and officials to help.
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*Adam Ramsay, '''[https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/adam-ramsay/big-agriculture-s-brexiteers-are-pulling-wool-over-our-eyes Big Agriculture’s Brexiteers are pulling the wool over our eyes]''', Open Democracy, 12 February
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*'''[https://corporateeurope.org/power-lobbies/2017/12/big-business-brexit-corporate-interests-still-dominate-brexit-and-trade Big Business Brexit: Corporate interests still dominate Brexit and trade lobbying]''', Corporate Europe Observatory, 13 December 2017
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*'''[https://corporateeurope.org/power-lobbies/2017/07/big-business-britain-how-corporate-lobbyists-are-dominating-meetings-trade Big Business Britain II]''', Corporate Europe Observatory, 24 August 2017
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*'''[https://corporateeurope.org/power-lobbies/2017/07/big-business-britain-how-corporate-lobbyists-are-dominating-meetings-trade Big Business Britain: How corporate lobbyists are dominating meetings with trade ministers]''', Corporate Europe Observatory, 24 July 2017
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*'''[https://corporateeurope.org/international-trade/2017/09/brexit-bonanza-lawyers-encouraging-corporations-sue-uk-eu-member-states Brexit bonanza: Lawyers encouraging corporations to sue UK & EU member states]''', Corporate Europe Observatory, 25 September 2017
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*Guy Shrubsole, '''[https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/brexitinc/guy-shrubsole/meet-think-tank-shaping-future-of-britains-food-and-countryside Meet the think tank shaping the future of Britain's food and countryside]''', Open Democracy, 29 November 2017
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*Sarah Clarke, '''[http://www.unlockdemocracy.org/blog/if-you-think-the-trade-bill-wont-affect-you-think-again If you think the trade bill won’t affect you, think again]''', Unlock Democracy, 7 Nov 2017
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*Sarah Clarke, '''[http://www.unlockdemocracy.org/blog/brexit-bartering-behind-closed-doors Brexit bartering behind closed doors: who gets a say in shaping the future of the UK?]''', Unlock Democracy, 27 Oct 2017
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*Alice Ross, '''[https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2017/11/06/packaging-industry-lobbying-recycling-rules-letters-reveal/ Supermarkets and drink giants lobbying against recycling rules, letters reveal]''', Unearthed, 6 November 2017
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*Tamasin Cave, '''[https://labourlist.org/2017/10/corbyn-labour-and-public-opinion-can-break-down-the-secret-world-of-lobbying/ Corbyn, Labour and public opinion can break down the secret world of lobbying]''', Labour List, 18 October 2017
 
*Tamasin Cave, '''[https://labourlist.org/2017/10/corbyn-labour-and-public-opinion-can-break-down-the-secret-world-of-lobbying/ Corbyn, Labour and public opinion can break down the secret world of lobbying]''', Labour List, 18 October 2017
  
 
*Tamasin Cave, '''[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/25/lobbying-theresa-may-government-william-hague Lobbying looms over Theresa May’s government. She must tackle it now]''', Guardian, 25 August 2016
 
*Tamasin Cave, '''[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/25/lobbying-theresa-may-government-william-hague Lobbying looms over Theresa May’s government. She must tackle it now]''', Guardian, 25 August 2016
 
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A Guide to Brexit Lobbying


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This portal is part of Powerbase—your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR. Powerbase has a policy of strict referencing and is overseen by a managing editor.

Brexit badge.png Part of the Powerbase Brexit Portal.

Why focus on Brexit lobbying?

On 23 June 2016, the British people voted to leave the EU.

The danger is that the country will have ‘taken back control’ only to hand it over to corporate lobbyists who see Brexit as 'a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to influence the way the UK is run.

Whether that is getting rid of laws and regulations inherited from Europe, including labour standards and environmental regulations, reshaping UK agriculture, or influencing trade policy. Any company or sector that can swing the rules in their favour stands to profit enormously.

So, while the threats to business from Brexit are enormous, so too are the opportunities to profit.

We think the British people should be able to see who is lobbying around Brexit and seeking to use it to further their own private interests.

This portal aims to make visible some of the players involved: the donors, lobby groups and think tanks, as well as companies and their lobbyists-for-hire.

Who is lobbying over Brexit?

CLICK FOR THE FULL LIST OF BREXIT LOBBYISTS (so far!).

They include the following:

Leave lobby groups

Lobbyists-for-hire

'Leave' donors

'Leave' lobbyists

Brexit lobbying

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Brexit lobbying articles from the web

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