Caledonia Consulting - Revision history

Melissa Jones at 02:35, 13 October 2015

2015-10-13T02:35:34Z

Tamasin Cave at 13:19, 8 September 2015

2015-09-08T13:19:34Z

Tamasin Cave: /* Clients */

2015-09-07T06:25:45Z

Clients

Tamasin Cave at 11:58, 25 August 2015

2015-08-25T11:58:05Z

Tamasin Cave at 11:57, 25 August 2015

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Tamasin Cave: /* Former employees */

2015-08-25T11:56:06Z

Former employees

Tamasin Cave: /* Former employees */

2015-08-25T11:54:49Z

Former employees

Tamasin Cave: /* Caledonia Consulting and Scotch Whisky */

2015-08-25T11:54:28Z

Caledonia Consulting and Scotch Whisky

Tamasin Cave: /* People */

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People

Tamasin Cave: /* Former employees */

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Former employees

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 Caledonia Consulting is a lobbying firm in Edinburgh which is run by long time lobbyist [[Devin Scobie]].
-It employs two former [[Liberal Democrat]] MSPs (as of August 2015).
+It employs two former [[Liberal Democrats]] MSPs (as of August 2015).
 ==Controversy==

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 ==Contacts==
-:Address:
+:Address: 50 Montrose Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 5DL
 :Website:http://www.caledoniaconsulting.co.uk/

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 Caledonia does not declare its clients on its website, nor is it signed up to the voluntary transparency registers operated by the lobbying industry.
-However, Devin Scobie is registered on the [[CIPR]'s voluntary register. As of August 2015, he lists his clients as:<ref>[http://www.lobbying-register.uk/individual/I-00273.html (voluntary) lobbying register], CIPR, accessed August 2015</ref>
+However, Devin Scobie is registered on the [[CIPR]]'s voluntary register. As of August 2015, he lists his clients as:<ref>[http://www.lobbying-register.uk/individual/I-00273.html (voluntary) lobbying register], CIPR, accessed August 2015</ref>
 *[[FREPower]]
 *[[BHTA]], [[British Healthcare Trades Association]]

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-[[Image:Caledoniateampic.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Caledonia lobbyists who run the [[SPBE]] (from left to right)
+[[Image:Caledoniateampic.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Caledonia lobbyists who ran the [[SPBE]] (from left to right)
-David Davidson, Mike Watson, Devin Scobie, Andrew Scobbie and former employee Lynda Gauld]]
+David Davidson, Mike Watson, Devin Scobie, Andrew Scobbie and Lynda Gauld]]
 Caledonia Consulting is a lobbying firm in Edinburgh which is run by long time lobbyist [[Devin Scobie]].

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 David Davidson, Mike Watson, Devin Scobie, Andrew Scobbie and former employee Lynda Gauld]]
 Caledonia Consulting is a lobbying firm in Edinburgh which is run by long time lobbyist [[Devin Scobie]].
 ==Controversy==

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 ===Former employees===
-*[[David Davidson]], Associate Director, 2008-2010
+*[[David Davidson]], Associate Director, 2008-2010; former MSP
 *[[Lynda Gauld]]
 *[[Andrew Scobie]]
 *[[Darren McDermott]]<ref> Paul Hutcheon and Tom Gordon, [http://www.heraldscotland.com/anger-over-spirits-giant-s-link-to-drunk-fire-raising-lord-1.827233 Anger over spirits giant's link to drunk, fire-raising lord] ''The Herald'' 8th February 2009, accessed 6th October 2011 </ref>

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 In 2009 The Herald reported that [[Diageo]] had hired [[Caledonia Consulting]] as part of their campaign against stricter alcohol regulation proposed by the SNP [[Scottish Government]].<ref> Tom Gordon and Paul Hutcheon,  [http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/drunk-fire-raising-lord-s-links-to-firm-set-to-give-whisky-advice-to-holyrood-1.1125794?localLinksEnabled=false Drunk fire-raising Lord’s links to firm set to give whisky advice to Holyrood] ''The Herald'' 25th September 2011, accessed 6th October 2011 </ref>
-At the time, [House of Lords]] cross-bencher, Baron Watson of Invergowrie, [[Mike Watson]], was an associate director of [[Caledonia Consulting]].
+At the time, [[House of Lords]] cross-bencher, Baron Watson of Invergowrie, [[Mike Watson]], was an associate director of [[Caledonia Consulting]].
 [[Mike Watson]] served a 16 month prison sentence for setting fire to a hotel after the Scottish Politician of the Year Event in 2004.  The event is sponsored by [[Diageo]] and The Herald.  Watson pleaded guilty to wilful fire raising, the Scottish legal establishment's term for arson, but claimed he had experienced an alcohol related 'blackout' <ref> Tom Gordon and Paul Hutcheon, [http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/drunk-fire-raising-lord-s-links-to-firm-set-to-give-whisky-advice-to-holyrood-1.1125794?localLinksEnabled=false Drunk fire-raising Lord’s links to firm set to give whisky advice to Holyrood] ''The Herald'' 25th September 2011, accessed 6th October 2011 </ref>

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 ==People==
-*[[Devin Scobie]]
+*[[Devin Scobie]], ex journalist
-*[[Margaret Smith]], former MSP. Smith was for 12 years MSP for Edinburgh West until May 2011. Former City of Edinburgh councillor.
+*[[Margaret Smith]], former [[Liberal Democrat]] MSP. Smith was for 12 years MSP for Edinburgh West until May 2011. Former City of Edinburgh councillor.
-*[[Euan Robson]], former MSP. Robson was for 8 years MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire until 2007. He was Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business in the opening session of the Scottish Parliament and Deputy Minister for Education and Young People in the second. He was then CEO of [[Scottish Sustainable Energy Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.caledoniaconsulting.co.uk/team.html Team], Caledonia website, accessed August 2015</ref>
+*[[Euan Robson]], former [[Liberal Democrat]] MSP. Robson was for 8 years MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire until 2007. He was Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business in the opening session of the Scottish Parliament and Deputy Minister for Education and Young People in the second. He was then CEO of [[Scottish Sustainable Energy Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.caledoniaconsulting.co.uk/team.html Team], Caledonia website, accessed August 2015</ref>
 ===Former employees===