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After the Scottish Sunday Herald started researching the links between the CPG and lobbyists, Docherty's name was removed from the site [http://www.sundayherald.com/53711] [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/crossPartyGroups/groups/cpg-cni.htm].
 
After the Scottish Sunday Herald started researching the links between the CPG and lobbyists, Docherty's name was removed from the site [http://www.sundayherald.com/53711] [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/crossPartyGroups/groups/cpg-cni.htm].
 
<br><center>This article uses material from the [[SourceWatch:Thomas Docherty|SourceWatch article on Thomas Docherty]]</center>
 
  
 
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In early 2005, Docherty was part of an "all-PR" shortlist to become Labour candidate for the constituency of Copeland, which includes BNFL's Sellafield plant. The constituency was previously held by Jack Cunningham, a longstanding advocate of nuclear power. The other people on the shortlist were [1]:

Reed was selected, and held the seat for Labour. Reporting the story shortly after the election, PR Week wryly observed: "What this can mean for the re-elected Labour government's commitment to pump billions into a raft of new nuclear power stations, we couldn't possibly say." [2]

However another of the PR men on the shortlist, Stuart Bruce, seemed quite clear about the significance of Reed's electoral success. A few days after the election, he wrote: "One of the challenges facing Jamie will be to help push the government into an essential replacement programme for our nuclear power stations. Good luck." [3]


Civil Nuclear Industry Scottish CPG role

Docherty used to represent the UKAEA on the Scottish Parliament's Civil Nuclear Industry CPG, according to the CPG's website [4].

After the Scottish Sunday Herald started researching the links between the CPG and lobbyists, Docherty's name was removed from the site [5] [6].

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