Powerbase pbase_wiki_1 https://powerbase.info/index.php/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.31.5 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Powerbase Powerbase talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Alcohol Alcohol talk Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals talk Terrorexpertise Terrorexpertise talk Globalisation Globalisation talk Water Water talk Terrorism Spin Terrorism Spin talk Main Page 0 1 254848 254847 2019-07-19T03:06:51Z Melissa Jones 505 older sections wikitext text/x-wiki <!--------------------------------Welcome to Powerbase------------------------------> {| style="border-spacing:8px; margin:0px -8px;"|style="width:49%; border:1px solid #aaa; background:#fcfcfc; vertical-align:top; color:#fff;"| {| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background:#fcfcfc;" |- ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd33a4; font-size:140%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #435c7a; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;"> Welcome to Powerbase - your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR</h2> |- |style="color:#000;"| [[File:CorporateCaptureRoundtable Spinwatch-page-001.jpg|left|450px]]'''[[Powerbase:About|Powerbase]] is a free guide to networks of power, lobbying, public relations and the communications activities of governments and other interests. It is a project of [http://www.spinwatch.org Public Interest Investigations and Spinwatch]. [[About_Powerbase |Read more...]]''' <br> ===Help us expose corporate capture, political spin and lies=== We always welcome new contributors - read how you '''[[Powerbase:How to Register as a User|can sign up as user]]'''. You can also follow us on [https://twitter.com/spinwatch?lang=en Twitter], [https://www.facebook.com/pg/Spinwatch/Facebook Facebook] and [https://www.instagram.com/spinwatchimages/ Instagram]. ===Donations=== Powerbase is run on a tiny budget, and many contributors kindly give their time for free. If you find these resources useful, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/donate please consider donating] to help us cover our modest overheads. Thank you. ===Get in touch=== '''Powerbase is overseen by an [[User:David|editor]], [[User:Melissa Jones|managing editor]] and associate portal editors. We have a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and on dealing with [[Powerbase Corrections and Right of Reply|corrections]].''' <!---------------------------Portals------------------------> |- ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd33a4; font-size:140%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #435c7a; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Powerbase portals</h2> |- |style="color:#000;"| <table><tr><td width="50%"> '''[[Alcohol:Portal|Alcohol]] | [[Arms Trade Lobbying Portal|Arms Trade Lobbying]] | [[Brexit Portal|Brexit]] | [[Climate_Portal|Climate]] | [[Counter-Terrorism Portal|Counter-Terrorism]] | [http://powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Counterjihad Counterjihad] | [[Finance_Lobbying_Portal|Finance Lobbying]] | [[Foodspin_Portal|Foodspin]] | [[Fracking_Portal| Fracking]] | [[GM_Watch:_Portal|GMWatch]] | [[Health_Portal|Health]] | [[Israel Lobby Portal|Israel Lobby]] | [[Lobbying_Portal|Lobbying]] | [[MEPedia]] | [[Mining and Metals]] | [[Neoconservatives_Portal|Neoconservatives]] | [[Northern_Ireland_Portal|Northern Ireland]] | [[Nuclear_spin|Nuclear Spin]] | [[Pharma Portal|Pharma]] | [[Propaganda Portal|Propaganda]] | [[Revolving Door| The Revolving Door]] | [[Schools Portal|Schools]] | [[Scotland:_Portal|Scotland]] | [[Spooks Portal|Spooks]] | [[State Violence and Collusion Project]] | [[Terrorism_Expertise_Portal|Terror Expertise]] | [http://powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Think_Tanks Think Tanks] | [[Water_Portal|Water]] |''' and hosting since 2015...the '''[[UndercoverResearch_Portal|Undercover Research Group]] | </td> <!---------------------------Begin left column------------------------> {| style="border-spacing:8px; margin:0px -8px;" |style="width:49%; border:1px solid #d9f7d4; background:#f6fdf5; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"| {| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background:#f6fdf5;" <!---------------------------Begin left column------------------------> {| style="border-spacing:8px; margin:0px -8px;" |style="width:49%; border:1px solid #d9f7d4; background:#f6fdf5; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"| {| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background:#f6fdf5;" <!---------------------------Brexit Portal ------------------------> |- ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd33a4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #7ba06d; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Brexit Portal </h2> |- |style="color:#000;"| [[Image:Westminster.jpg|right|300px]] '''Our [[Brexit Portal|guide to Brexit lobbying]] aims to shed light on the people and organisations jostling for position to use this 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to advance their own interests. We reveal the networks of lobbyists-for-hire and think tanks working for big business and the politicians aiding them. '''[[Brexit Portal|Read more...]]''' <br> <br> <!---------------------------Fracking------------------------> |- ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd33a4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #7ba06d; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Fracking Portal</h2> |- |style="color:#000;"| {{#ev:youtube|https://youtu.be/toTLr2yIJ5E|450|center|'''Watch and share: 'Meet the Frackers: a Spinwatch lobbying tour''''}} Our '''[[Fracking Portal]]''' tracks the companies, people and lobbyists behind the all-out push for shale gas exploration in the UK and worldwide. <br> It sheds light on who is influencing the debate over fracking and the tactics used to persuade the public and our politicians. '''[[Fracking Portal|Read more...]]''' '' <!---------------------------Undercover Research Group------------------------> |- ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd33a4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #7ba06d; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Corporate and Police Spying on Activists Portal</h2> |- |style="color:#000;"| [[File:URG_logo_2.png|right|280px]] <br>The [[UndercoverResearch Portal]] investigates corporate and police spying on activists. It aims to make public the stories about the undercover officers who have been exposed and the groups they spied upon. We also look at the police officers and units involved and how they interconnect with some of the big stories around policing in the past few decades.[[UndercoverResearch Portal| Read more]] <br> <!---------------------------Arms trade Portal------------------------> |- ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd33a4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #7ba06d; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Arms Trade Lobbying Portal</h2> |- |style="color:#000;"| [[File:Eurofighter Typhoon DSEI 2015.jpg|left|250px]] Our '''[[Arms Trade Lobbying Portal]]''' examines the political influence and lobbying by the arms and securities industries in the UK and beyond. It includes profiles on the revolving door, and key lobbyists and lobbying firms promoting weapons and defence equipment. '''[[Arms Trade Lobbying Portal| Read more]]''' <br> <!---------------------------Schools Portal------------------------> |- ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd33a4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #7ba06d; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Schools Portal</h2> |- |style="color:#000;"| [[File:Classroom technology crop.jpg|right|250px]] '''Our [[Schools Portal]] examines the vast global education industry that has sprung up to profit from our schools. It has been described as ‘the largest market opportunity’ since healthcare was privatised. 'Let's all go forth. Let's all make hay,' as one private equity investor at a 2015 UK conference succinctly put it. [[Schools Portal| Read more]] <br> <!---------------------------Featured portal------------------------> <!---------------------------Propaganda, conflict and war------------------------> |- ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd33a4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #7ba06d; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Propaganda, conflict and war</h2> |- |style="color:#000;"| {{#ev:vimeo|https:// vimeo.com/219533611|450|center|Watch: '''What is Propaganda?''' }}Powerbase focuses on communication, spin and propaganda in party politics and in war and peace. The database contains collections of articles on [[:Category:British_Propaganda|British propaganda]], [[:Category:Counterinsurgency |counterinsurgency]], the [[:Category:Neocons |neoconservatives]], [[:Category:Terrorologist |terror experts]] and the associated [[:Category:Terrorism_Industry| terrorism industry]], which can influence public opinion and policy in the 'war on terror'. It also documents disinformation and covert action by states, [[:Category:Spooks |intelligence agencies]], and their networks. [[:category:Propaganda |Propaganda]] | [[:category:Terrorexpertise |Terror Experts and institutions]] | [[:Category:Neocons |Neoconservative networks]] ===Regional conflicts=== [[:Category:Israel_Lobby |Israel Lobby]] | [[:Category:Northern_Ireland |The Conflict in the North of Ireland]] | [[:Category:Iraq_War_2003 |Iraq War 2003]] | [[:Category:Target_Iran |Targeting Iran]] <!---------------------------Industry sectors------------------------> |- ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd33a4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #7ba06d; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Industry sectors</h2> |- |style="color:#000;"| *[[:Category:Alcohol |Alcohol]] | [[:Category:Big_Pharma |Big Pharma]] | [[:Category:Foodspin |Foodspin]] | [[:Category:GM |GM]] | [[:Category:Nuclear_Spin |Nuclear Spin]] | [[:Category:Water |Water Industry]] *[[:Category:Lobbying |Lobbying]]: How corporations and special interests pull strings | [[Corporate Memberships Database]]: The lobby groups funded by the largest corporations | [[PR and lobbying consultancies client database]]: Check out who PR and lobbying firms are working for. |- |} <!----------------------------------Begin right column-------------------------------> |style="width:45%; border:1px solid #c9d7f0; background:#f6f9fd; vertical-align:top"| {| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background:#f6f9fd;" <!---------------------------New pages and new edits------------------------> ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd33a4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #435c7a; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Popular portals and articles</h2> |- |style="color:#000;"| '''Powerbase's most popular pages include''': *[[Lobbying regulation - chronology 2010-2019‏‎ |Lobbying regulation - chronology 2010-2019]] *portals on [[Nuclear Spin]], [[Neoconservatives Portal|Neoconservatives]], [[GMWatch: Portal|GM]], [[Alcohol:Portal‏|Alcohol]], [[Lobbying]] and [[Terrorism Expertise Portal‏‎| Terrorism expertise]] *profiles on British think tanks such as [[Policy Exchange]], the [[Henry Jackson Society: Project for Democratic Geopolitics]], [[Civitas]], [[Centre for Social Cohesion‏‎]], [[Quilliam Foundation]]‏‎, [[Sense About Science‏‎]] and the [[Science Media Centre]] *US think tanks such as the [[American Enterprise Institute‏‎]] *profiles on the libertarian [[LM Network|Living Marxism Network]] and [[spiked]] magazine <!--------------------------------Getting started-------------------------------> {| style="border-spacing:8px; margin:-8px -8px;" |style="width:100%; border:1px solid #ddcef2; background:#bd33a4; vertical-align:top; color:#fff;"| {| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background:#f7f3fc; color:#000" ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#335fbd; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #afa3bf; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Getting Started</h2> |- |style="color:#000; padding: 0 0.5em 0 0.5em;"| We welcome new contributors to Powerbase. 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