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Matthew Pringle: 20th November 2019 - Dozens of Facebook lobbyists tied to members of Congress, investigation shows

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20th November 2019 - Dozens of Facebook lobbyists tied to members of Congress, investigation shows

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Matthew Pringle: 3rd November - Calls to tighten Holyrood lobbying rules

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3rd November - Calls to tighten Holyrood lobbying rules

Matthew Pringle: 21st November - Labour manifesto pledges to repeal lobbying act

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21st November - Labour manifesto pledges to repeal lobbying act

Matthew Pringle: 29 November 2019 - Wealthy US donors gave millions to rightwing UK groups

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29 November 2019 - Wealthy US donors gave millions to rightwing UK groups

Matthew Pringle: 24th October - Ruth Davidson under fire for 'wholly unethical' lobbying job

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24th October - Ruth Davidson under fire for 'wholly unethical' lobbying job

Matthew Pringle: 30th September - Revealed: Owen Paterson lobbied for firms he was paid to advise

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30th September - Revealed: Owen Paterson lobbied for firms he was paid to advise

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 ==2010 - 2019==

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	Full article [https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/msp-urges-holyrood-tightens-lobbying-20799095 here].		Full article [https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/msp-urges-holyrood-tightens-lobbying-20799095 here].
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		+	====20th November 2019 - Dozens of Facebook lobbyists tied to members of Congress, investigation shows====
		+	'''US:''' The Guardian reports:
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		+	<blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">As tech giant [[Facebook]] grapples with congressional hearings over its policy allowing politicians to sponsor untruthful ads and its role in proliferating hate speech, dozens of its lobbyists have connections to members of Congress, likely giving them special access that helps them promote the company’s interests.
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		+	So far this year, Facebook has employed 68 federal lobbyists, 12 in-house employees and 56 from K Street firms – spending nearly $12.3m on federal lobbying through 30 September. [[Sludge]] dug through Center for Responsive Politics and Legistorm databases and found that out of these lobbyists only three have never held jobs in the federal government.
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		+	The Facebook lobbyists have worked for 29 current members of Congress – 18 representatives and 11 senators – including key Democratic party leaders.
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		+	Four of the lobbyists have worked in the office of the House speaker, [[Nancy Pelosi]]. Two have worked in the office of [[Hakeem Jeffries]], chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Other Facebook lobbyists have worked for the majority leader [[Steny Hoyer]], Senate minority leader [[Chuck Schumer]], Senator [[Mark Warner]], who is vice chair of the chamber’s Democratic caucus, and Senator [[Amy Klobuchar]], chair of Senate Democrats’ steering committee and a 2020 presidential candidate.<ref>Alex Kotch, [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/20/dozens-of-facebook-lobbyists-tied-to-members-of-congress-investigation-shows 'Dozens of Facebook lobbyists tied to members of Congress, investigation shows'], ''The Guardian'', 20 November 2019.</ref></blockquote>

	====21st November 2019 - Labour manifesto pledges to repeal lobbying act====		====21st November 2019 - Labour manifesto pledges to repeal lobbying act====

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 Many of the donors have also given significant sums of money to a series of like-minded American groups which, like the British organisations, promote a free market agenda of low tax, lightly regulated business and privatisation of public services.
-Critics allege that the British groups, which include the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]], [[Policy Exchange]] and the [[Adam Smith Institute]], have not been fully transparent about who funds them.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/29/wealthy-us-donors-gave-millions-to-rightwing-uk-groups 'Wealthy US donors gave millions to rightwing UK groups'], ''The Guardian'', 29 November 2019.</ref></blockquote>
+Critics allege that the British groups, which include the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]], [[Policy Exchange]] and the [[Adam Smith Institute]], have not been fully transparent about who funds them.<ref> Rob Evans, Felicity Lawrence, David Pegg and Caelainn Barr, [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/29/wealthy-us-donors-gave-millions-to-rightwing-uk-groups 'Wealthy US donors gave millions to rightwing UK groups'], ''The Guardian'', 29 November 2019.</ref></blockquote>
 Full article [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/29/wealthy-us-donors-gave-millions-to-rightwing-uk-groups here].

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 ====24th October - Fossil fuel big five 'spent €251m lobbying EU' since 2010====
-'''EU:''' A new report has highlighted the scale and intensity of EU lobbying by the fossil fuel industry. The report by [[Corporate Europe Observatory]], [[Food & Water Europe]], [[Friends of the Earth]] Europe and [[Greenpeace]] revealed that the fossil fuel industry has spent at least €251m (£217m) lobbying the European Union over climate policies since 2010. The five biggest oil and gas companies spent €123m on lobbying in the EU since 2010. [[ExxonMobil]] and [[Shell]] spent the most on EU lobbying efforts at €37.2m and €36.5 respectively. The industry employs 200 lobbyists in Brussels and has met with top EU officials 327 meetings since 2014.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/24/fossil-fuel-big-five-spent-251m-lobbying-european-union-2010-climate-crisis 'Fossil fuel big five 'spent €251m lobbying EU' since 2010'], ''The Guardian'', 24 October 2019.</ref>
+'''EU:''' A new report has highlighted the scale and intensity of EU lobbying by the fossil fuel industry. The report by [[Corporate Europe Observatory]], [[Food & Water Europe]], [[Friends of the Earth]] Europe and [[Greenpeace]] revealed that the fossil fuel industry has spent at least €251m (£217m) lobbying the European Union over climate policies since 2010. The five biggest oil and gas companies spent €123m on lobbying in the EU since 2010. [[ExxonMobil]] and [[Shell]] spent the most on EU lobbying efforts at €37.2m and €36.5 respectively. The industry employs 200 lobbyists in Brussels and has met with top EU officials 327 meetings since 2014.<ref>Sandra Laville, [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/24/fossil-fuel-big-five-spent-251m-lobbying-european-union-2010-climate-crisis 'Fossil fuel big five 'spent €251m lobbying EU' since 2010'], ''The Guardian'', 24 October 2019.</ref>
 Full story [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/24/fossil-fuel-big-five-spent-251m-lobbying-european-union-2010-climate-crisis here]

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 ====30th September - Revealed: Owen Paterson lobbied for firms he was paid to advise====
-'''UK:''' Documents obtained by the Guardian newspaper show that former cabinet minister [[Owen Paterson]] lobbied on behalf of two firms he was paid to advise. The two firms in question are food manufacturer [[Lynn’s Country Foods]] and the healthcare firm [[Randox]]. Charging the firms £500, Paterson has declared that he receives a total of £112,000 a year from the two companies. Paterson is said to have met with a Government minister and held several meetings with officials on behalf of the two firms. It is also reported that he wrote on behalf of the companies asking officials to take steps that would benefit both companies.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/30/revealed-owen-paterson-lobbied-for-firms-he-was-paid-to-advise 'Revealed: Owen Paterson lobbied for firms he was paid to advise'], ''The Guardian'', 30 September 2019.</ref>
+'''UK:''' Documents obtained by the Guardian newspaper show that former cabinet minister [[Owen Paterson]] lobbied on behalf of two firms he was paid to advise. The two firms in question are food manufacturer [[Lynn’s Country Foods]] and the healthcare firm [[Randox]]. Charging the firms £500, Paterson has declared that he receives a total of £112,000 a year from the two companies. Paterson is said to have met with a Government minister and held several meetings with officials on behalf of the two firms. It is also reported that he wrote on behalf of the companies asking officials to take steps that would benefit both companies.<ref> Rob Evans, Felicity Lawrence and David Pegg, [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/30/revealed-owen-paterson-lobbied-for-firms-he-was-paid-to-advise 'Revealed: Owen Paterson lobbied for firms he was paid to advise'], ''The Guardian'', 30 September 2019.</ref>
 Full story [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/30/revealed-owen-paterson-lobbied-for-firms-he-was-paid-to-advise here].

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-Ingham said Tulchan was not a member of the [[PRCA]] but should still reconsider the appointment in the public interest.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/24/ruth-davidson-under-fire-wholly-unethical-lobbying-job 'Ruth Davidson under fire for 'wholly unethical' lobbying job'], ''The Guardian'', 24 October 2019.</ref> </blockquote>
+Ingham said Tulchan was not a member of the [[PRCA]] but should still reconsider the appointment in the public interest.<ref> Libby Brooks, [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/24/ruth-davidson-under-fire-wholly-unethical-lobbying-job 'Ruth Davidson under fire for 'wholly unethical' lobbying job'], ''The Guardian'', 24 October 2019.</ref> </blockquote>
 Full article [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/24/ruth-davidson-under-fire-wholly-unethical-lobbying-job here].
 ====21st November 2019 - Labour manifesto pledges to repeal lobbying act====

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	Full article [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/24/ruth-davidson-under-fire-wholly-unethical-lobbying-job here].		Full article [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/24/ruth-davidson-under-fire-wholly-unethical-lobbying-job here].
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		+	====21st November 2019 - Labour manifesto pledges to repeal lobbying act====
		+	'''UK:''' The Labour Party plans to repeal the Lobbying Act 2014 and overhaul regulations governing corporate lobbying. The Labour manifesto includes plans to introduce a lobbying register covering both in-house lobbyists and think tanks. It also plans to introduce new rules to stop MPs from taking paid second jobs with limited exemptions.<ref>[https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Real-Change-Labour-Manifesto-2019.pdf Labour Party Manifesto'], pg. 82, Labour Party website. Accessed 2 December 2019.</ref>

	====29th November - Wealthy US donors gave millions to rightwing UK groups====		====29th November - Wealthy US donors gave millions to rightwing UK groups====

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 Tulchan Communications, which has offices in London and Singapore, announced Davidson’s appointment as a senior adviser on Wednesday.
-Francis Ingham, the director general of the Public Relations and Communications Association, which represents more than 30,000 PR practitioners worldwide, said: “It is simply wrong for lobbying agencies to employ legislators.
+Francis Ingham, the director general of the [[PRCA|Public Relations and Communications Association]], which represents more than 30,000 PR practitioners worldwide, said: “It is simply wrong for lobbying agencies to employ legislators.
 “The possible conflict of interest in doing so is clear and damages the reputation of both our industry and of the political process.”
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-Ingham said Tulchan was not a member of the PRCA but should still reconsider the appointment in the public interest.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/24/ruth-davidson-under-fire-wholly-unethical-lobbying-job 'Ruth Davidson under fire for 'wholly unethical' lobbying job'], ''The Guardian'', 24 October 2019.</ref> </blockquote>
+Ingham said Tulchan was not a member of the [[PRCA]] but should still reconsider the appointment in the public interest.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/24/ruth-davidson-under-fire-wholly-unethical-lobbying-job 'Ruth Davidson under fire for 'wholly unethical' lobbying job'], ''The Guardian'', 24 October 2019.</ref> </blockquote>
 Full article [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/24/ruth-davidson-under-fire-wholly-unethical-lobbying-job here].
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	'''World:''' [[Nick Clegg]]. Vice President of global affairs and communications at [[Facebook]] has been named the most powerful player in the global PR industry by PRWeek US.<ref>John Harrington, [https://www.prweek.com/article/1589635/sir-nick-clegg-named-worlds-powerful-pr-player Nick Clegg named world's most Powerful PR Player], ''PR Week'', July 1 2019.</ref>		'''World:''' [[Nick Clegg]]. Vice President of global affairs and communications at [[Facebook]] has been named the most powerful player in the global PR industry by PRWeek US.<ref>John Harrington, [https://www.prweek.com/article/1589635/sir-nick-clegg-named-worlds-powerful-pr-player Nick Clegg named world's most Powerful PR Player], ''PR Week'', July 1 2019.</ref>
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		+	====30th September - Revealed: Owen Paterson lobbied for firms he was paid to advise====
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		+	'''UK:''' Documents obtained by the Guardian newspaper show that former cabinet minister [[Owen Paterson]] lobbied on behalf of two firms he was paid to advise. The two firms in question are food manufacturer [[Lynn’s Country Foods]] and the healthcare firm [[Randox]]. Charging the firms £500, Paterson has declared that he receives a total of £112,000 a year from the two companies. Paterson is said to have met with a Government minister and held several meetings with officials on behalf of the two firms. It is also reported that he wrote on behalf of the companies asking officials to take steps that would benefit both companies.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/30/revealed-owen-paterson-lobbied-for-firms-he-was-paid-to-advise 'Revealed: Owen Paterson lobbied for firms he was paid to advise'], ''The Guardian'', 30 September 2019.</ref>
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		+	Full story [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/30/revealed-owen-paterson-lobbied-for-firms-he-was-paid-to-advise here].

	====24th October - Fossil fuel big five 'spent €251m lobbying EU' since 2010====		====24th October - Fossil fuel big five 'spent €251m lobbying EU' since 2010====