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  • ...hing newsletters, commissioning reports, writing editorials, and featuring on talk shows in an effort to divert public opinion toward industry views.<ref ...ront groups as a public relations strategy argue that their heavy reliance on dishonesty and concealment often crosses the line into deception and manipu
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  • ...oving the management of U.S. democracy efforts; reducing energy dependence on the Middle East; more robustly asserting U.S. interests vis-à-vis Saudi Ar On its website MEF declares it seeks to 'help shape the intellectual climate i
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  • ...opened an "affiliate" organisation in Brussels, called the [[International Council for Capital Formation]], which is run by Dr. [[Margo Thorning]] (see below) The ACCF does not disclose its funding sources on its web-site, but its [[Center for Policy Research]] has received some $549
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  • ...ing business lobbyist in Scotland. It set up the think tank the [[Scottish Council Foundation]] in 1999 as the Scottish Parliament was being created. ...y by influencing Government policy at all levels (in Scotland, the UK, the European Union or globally).'<ref>[http://www.scdi.org.uk/ SCDI website]</ref>
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  • ...(''2004- '') from [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]] (''CDU'').<ref>European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder/view. ...3.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
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  • ...ims of Industry]] (1971-92), a position he used to promote rightwing views on business freedom, privatisation and the evils of the closed shop. He was al ...ned from the group after it was implicated in the scandal over Westminster council's gerrymandering at the end of the 1990s....
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  • ...orities teaching school children about the acceptability of homosexuality) on behalf of Stagecoach tycoon [[Brian Souter]] in 2000. Media House also ran the campaign on behalf of the [[Countryside Alliance]] to resist the fox hunting ban in Sco
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  • ...sory Board of the [[Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS]]. Isdell serves on the board of directors of [[SunTrust Banks Inc.]] and the [[Commerce Club]] ...Diversity Advisory Board and the [[Sodexho]] Business Advisory Board, and on the Board of Directors for [[Cummins Inc.]], [[Entergy Inc.]] and [[MGM Mir
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  • ...999-2004'', ''2006-2009'') from [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria]].<ref>European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder/view. ...9.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
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  • ...s [[Agricultural Biotechnology Advisory Committee]] and continues to serve on the Advisory Committee for the Department of Biotechnology for the governme ...ed as a premier news outlet on agbiotech issues because of its broad focus on technical, societal and ethical issues". {{ref|16}}
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  • ...ement Profiles], accessed 12 April 2008.</ref><ref>Peter Roberts 'Comments on Article and Reasons for Amendment', modified 9 September 10:26, attached to ...iles.asp?Corporate> retrieved from the Internet Archive dated 6 April 2008 on 1 October 2009</ref><ref>Antony Barnett & Patrick Smith, [http://observer.g
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  • ...interests in relation to food.' In 2002 the FSA produced a two-year update on its activities. 'Our independence is vital if we are to succeed in putting ...on of the Influences of Organic and Conventional Crop Management Practices on the Content of Flavonoids in Tomatoes. Journal of Food and Agricultural Che
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  • Born on 9 May 1937 to Walter and Joan Wilkinson, Paul Wilkinson attended John Lyons ...ll]] and [[Robert A. Dahl]].<ref>As listed on the inside cover of the book on p. 2</ref>
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  • *Placing industry people on relevant government panels to ensure that industry itself decides how or if ...omotion of corporate interests, is the placing of industry representatives on research funding councils and in supposedly independent research institutio
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  • ...the health effects of smoking. In 2005, the US Department of Justice&#39;s legal case, asking for a staggering $280 billion in damages, finally reached cour The UK office has worked with the Government of Maldives on promoting the country as a tourist destination, whilst Amnesty Internationa
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  • ...try. Lexington also had [[Monsanto]] and the [[Agricultural Biotechnology Council]] listed among its clients in 2008-09.<ref>[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a ...of money that was originally proposed for the whole national Public Debate on GM in the UK, held in 2003.<ref>Andy Rowell, "[http://society.guardian.co.u
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  • ...s to common problems and objectively examine major issues having an impact on business and society. *[[National Council of Applied Economic Research]], India
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  • ...#8217;s it is currently ranked the sixth largest of all PR companies based on 2001 turnover figures.<ref>[http://www.edelman.com/about_us/key_facts/index In 2014 the firm's revenue grew by 8.2 percent to almost $67million, down on its growth of 11.4 percent in 2013 and 9.6 in 2012.<ref> Steve Barrett [htt
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  • *[[American Council for Capital Formation]] *[[American Legislative Exchange Council]]
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  • ...as its managing director. Thorning is also registered as a lobbyist at the European Parliament for the ICCF . ...[[Institute of Public Affairs]] in Australia; the [[Stockholm Network]] of European &#39;market-oriented&#39; think-tanks and to [[Tech Central Station]].com.
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  • ...ssed 03 February 2011.</ref> It is in the top five of all companies listed on the UK stock exchange. ...elped towards the bank’s near demise, although it could not put a figure on how much RBS will have to write down to cover losses made.
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  • ...a German MEP (''1999- '') from [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria]].<ref>European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder/view. : 01.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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  • *[[GPC Public Affairs]] *[[Mercury Public Affairs]]
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  • ...er research workers. In my talk, I again had occasion to refer to research on the undesirable qualities of sugar. Soon after the book was produced, the c ...is true. If most people say that sugar causes dental decay, you must keep on publishing advertisements or short articles in which you stress that sugar
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  • ...app=db&uid=&SD=&defn=13&type=71&org=2566 Databases >Public Affairs >Public Affairs Consultancies >PPS Group Ltd], accessed 13 November 2009</ref> With a strap ...ing head of [[Newgate Communications| Newgate]]'s public affairs practice. On the takeover Byfield said: "PPS has been independent for nearly 25 years. W
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  • ...s [[Good News Communications Limited]]. The name was changed to Whitehouse on 4 January 2002.<ref> In June 2008, the Whitehouse Consultancy and [[DLA Piper Global Government Affairs]] wrote a letter of complaint to the [[Public Administration Select Committ
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  • For information on its lobbying work in the UK, see [[Weber Shandwick Public Affairs]]. ...umb|Weber Shandwick Worldwide Offices, Central Edinburgh. Photograph taken on the Spinwatch G8 Spinwalk, 1 July 2005]]
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  • It describes itself as follows on its [http://www.ipt.org.uk/ website]: ...ublic Policy Centre (1984-87), OLIM Investment Trust, Equity and Law. <ref>On Prima see [[Roger Liddle]], [[GPC]]</ref>
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  • .../ref>, and a Trustee of [[Demos]]. He is a member of the CBI [[President's Council]]. He holds shares in [[Northern Foods]] that were worth £3.28 million in ...pel Committee]], set up in 1996 by the [[London Stock Exchange]] to advise on Corporate Governance.<ref>http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mediareleases/archive/1999/
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  • ...and a parliamentary investigation into its blacklist. But the League sold on its blacklist to the construction industry which set up a trade association ...he demise of Industrial training and apprenticeships, . The League focused on campaigning against trade union activism and continued to provide a blackli
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  • #[[European Food Information Council]] needs references (referenced by Mat) #[[European Security Advocacy Group]] needs references (referenced and slightly expande
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  • ...More recently he has acted as an adviser to the [[House of Lords]] enquiry on shale gas. ...e Hay-on-Wye literary festival and regularly blogs for [[Financial Times]] on energy and power issues.
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  • ...t for the future think-tank which stated that it would be modelled closely on Washington’s [[Heritage Foundation]]. The article said Reform would be la Reform was incorporated as a not-for-profit company on 4 December 2001 under the name [[Reform Britain]]. The ''Daily Telegraph''
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  • ...r Terrorism Studies]] and Co-Director of the [[Inter-University Center for Legal Studies]]. Both are consortia of universities and think tanks throughout th ...tor, "Terrorism, Gray Area and Low Level Conflict," [[U.S. Global Strategy Council]]; Senior Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Studies in Justice, School of
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  • ...of Scotland part-funded a £35m PPP/PFI deal with the [[City of Edinburgh Council]] for the [[Edinburgh Schools Partnership]] for the design, construction, f ...perational control of the school buildings for the next 29 years. The city council will rent the buildings from 3ED for an annual fee of £40.5 million, an ar
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  • ...nt on their side. Lobbying companies today have access to extensive files on politicians and other influential people, this way they know who best to ap ...een reported that Lord Sainsbury lobbied the government to soften its line on supermarket development. More of these examples will be discussed below.
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  • ...www.igc.org/ice/davos/english/greatest_show.html One of the Greatest Shows on Earth], ''Forbes'', 2 December, 1996.</ref> It boasts over 1000 ...friendly their policies are. According to the WEF, competitiveness depends on having small government, minimal government intervention in or regulation o
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  • ...[[Laurence Martin]] of the like-minded [[Royal Institute of International Affairs]]. It was composed of representatives of big business (mostly Labour party *[[Gerry Robinson]] ([[Arts Council of England]])
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  • ...cent of all anti-invectives (antibiotics, etc.).<ref>Oxfam, Briefing paper on GlaxoSmithKline: Dare to lead, Public Health and Company Wealth, 2001</ref> ...d Chief Executive Officer of [[Star TV]]. He also serves on the Leadership Council of [[The Climate Group]].<ref>[http://www.gsk.com/about/bio-murdoch.htm Boa
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  • *[[Center for American and International Law]] (formerly the [[SouthWestern Legal Foundation)]] *[[Corporate Council on Africa]]
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  • ...uivalent to other countries' ministries of foreign affairs, it was created on 2 September 2020 through the merger of the '''Foreign & Commonwealth Office ...the [[BBC World Service]] and the Cultural propaganda outfit the [[British Council]]. The review concluded that the government needed an 'overarching public
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  • ...aunched by The [[Foreign Policy Centre]] in partnership with the [[British Council]] and the [[Migration Policy Group]]. ...d of [[Advantage West Midlands]], the regional development agency, to take on the appointment of Non-Executive Director of [[Severn Trent Water]]. <ref>
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  • ...MEP (''10.10.1997- '') from [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]].<ref>European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder/view. : 14.07.2009 / ... : European Parliament
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  • Cicero has offices in London and Brussels, providing strategic public affairs, policy and communications advice to a wide range of asset managers, mortga ...n early warning monitor. Cicero undertakes these and many other activities on behalf of our clients."<ref>Cicero website (accessed November 2008) [http:/
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  • ...nsultants prefer reporting informally on an ad hoc basis and are available on call. They also write strategic briefing documents for clients. ...by companies is now huge. And that is the primary reason for putting an MP on your board.'{{ref|[5]}}
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  • ...ton.<ref>Gavin Esler, Different lessons that the Gulf war taught, Scotland on Sunday, 11 October 2002.</ref> ...Affairs Committee]]. He is Chairman of the [[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Entrepreneurship]].
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  • ...n described as 'pretty secretive', and is seen as doing 'big advisory work on big brands for big bucks.'<ref>Nick Clark, [http://www.independent.co.uk/ne ...ted with the UK’s departure from the EU' and that it is advising clients on 'how to influence the process'.<ref>[http://portland-communications.com/pdf
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  • ...ignatory of the [[Project for the New American Century]] and sits on the [[Council for a Community of Democracies]]. As of February 2007 he is also director o ...sion program, The Germans, Portrait of a New Nation. He is the editor of ''European Integration and the American Interest'' (AEI Press, 1997). <ref>Aspen Insti
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  • ...June 1993 the PP again lost the general election, but did well in the 1994 European and 1995 local elections. ...the Basque Nationalist Party. He was voted in as President with 181 votes on 4 May and sworn in the next day.
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  • ...d/23018/ Panel debates Pinochet decision: Participants discuss historical, legal context of Chilean dictator’s indictment], UCLA Daily Bruin, March 10.</r ...dit on Sky News (December 3, 2007, 11.30pm) particularly with his comments on [[Weapons of Mass Destruction]], which he believes were moved to Syria, add
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