Westminster lobbying map
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51.499356, -0.124829, Houses of Parliament
51.513129, -0.124354, 40 Long Acre
40 Long Acre
London, England
51.513129, -0.124354, Fleishman-Hillard
One of the biggest PR and lobbying firms in the world,
Fleishman-Hillard is heavily involved in lobbying for the biotechnology sector in the UK. Lobbyists include
Kevin Bell, a former adviser to Thatcher; Nick Williams, who was on Tony Blair’s media team; Simon Benson, an ex-special adviser to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith; and Sophie Pim, David Cameron’s former operations manager.
51.517975, -0.112156, 330 High Holborn
330 High Holborn
London, England
51.517975, -0.112156, Bell Pottinger
Under the Chairmanship of Lord Bell, lobbying firm
Bell Pottinger Public Affairs openly refuses to disclose its client list. It includes arms company BAE Systems, which, when faced with an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office for allegedly “bribing” Saudi generals, benefited from a "well-orchestrated PR campaign, involving veteran fixer Tim Bell". The Government blocked the SFO inquiry in December 2006.
51.516897, -0.117203, 16 Lincoln's Inn Fields
16 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London, England
51.516897, -0.117203, Brunswick
Brunswick is one of the City's largest PR and lobbying firms, representing more than a fifth of Britain's FTSE 100 companies. Its founder, Alan Parker, is a close friend of Gordon Brown. The prime minister is godfather to one of Parker's children and Sarah Brown used to work at Brunswick. It was Parker who recommended Brunswick's CEO, Stephen Carter, to be the PM's chief of strategy. Parker was pictured on holiday in South Africa in 2008 with David Cameron.
51.518885, -0.111695, 14 Gray's Inn Rd
14 Gray's Inn Rd
London, England
51.518885, -0.111695, Weber Shandwick
One of the largest PR companies in the world,
Weber Shandwick has a long history of working for the nuclear industry in the UK, including British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (BNFL). It also worked for oil company Shell, including countering criticism over Shell’s role in Nigeria at the time of the execution of writer Ken Saro-Wiwa. Its lobbyists include Colin Byrne, ex-Labour Chief Press Officer. Staff have also included the PM’s brother Andrew Brown, MPs and a prospective Tory candidate.
51.500476, -0.080583, Southwark, London SE1 3LE
Southwark, London SE1 3LE
London, England
51.500476, -0.080583, Chelgate
"Unusually discreet and low-profile" is how
Chelgate describes its PR and lobbying service. More than half of its client relationships are subject to formal confidentiality agreements. "We think our clients should always have the right to expect professional confidentiality." Headed by Terence Fane-Saunders, widely regarded as one of the leaders of international PR, its known clients include the Duke of Sutherland.
51.504442, -0.08008, City Hall
Offices of the Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority
51.51194, -0.146101, PPS
PR and lobbying firm specialising in winning planning permission for developers,
PPS lobbies for supermarkets, airport operators, quarrying firms, power companies and housebuilders. Founded by a former Labour staffer and an ex-Tory councilor, it was exposed by The London Evening Standard for using "trickery, deceit and manipulation" to secure planning permission for a controversial housing development.
51.511315, -0.136221, Cicero
London and Brussels-based lobbying firm
Cicero is heavily involved in the financial services sector. It lobbies for banks, asset managers, mortgage lenders, insurers, hedge funds, financial trade bodies and private clients, including AXA, Abbey, JPMorgan, Jupiter, UBS, the Association of British Insurers, and the Investment Management Association.
51.497283, -0.135972, Edelman
Global PR and lobbying giant
Edelman have worked for some major polluters including Shell, E.ON, and in 2006 in the US, the American Petroleum Institute - one of the leading long-term climate sceptic organisations. Edelman is also a leader in the use of co-opting environmental groups. Edelman explains the rationale: “You’ve got an environmental disaster on your hands. Have you consulted with Greenpeace in developing your crisis response plan? Co-opting your would-be attackers may seem counterintuitive, but it makes sense when you consider that NGOs (non-governmental organisations) are trusted by the public nearly two-to-one to ‘do what’s right’.
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