Phil Parvin - Revision history

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 :“The perception of lobbying among the public and many others is that it is all about big business buying big favours. But the corporate sector is merely one group that seeks to influence parliamentarians and government: charities, think tanks, campaign groups, and NGOs are all in the business of presenting their case to decision makers in order to influence their views on certain issues. When we discuss the legitimacy of lobbying in Britain, we need to keep in mind all those who are currently engaged in it, what their motives are, and how effective they are.”{{ref|Hans}}
-Indeed we do, but in order to muddy the waters and prevent any democratic regulation of lobbying, the lobbyists try and pretend that business is only one, possibly marginal, actor.  No surprises, then that the study is funded by the industry ('supported by public affairs recruitment firm Ellwood & Atfield.') and most of the advisors to the study have lobbying industry connections.:
+Indeed we do, but in order to muddy the waters and prevent any democratic regulation of lobbying, the lobbyists try and pretend that business is only one, possibly marginal, actor.  No surprises, then that the study is funded by the industry ('supported by public affairs recruitment firm [[Ellwood & Atfield]].') and most of the advisors to the study have lobbying industry connections.:
 *[[Ben Atfield]] of the lobbying head hunters who are funding the study,

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 :“The perception of lobbying among the public and many others is that it is all about big business buying big favours. But the corporate sector is merely one group that seeks to influence parliamentarians and government: charities, think tanks, campaign groups, and NGOs are all in the business of presenting their case to decision makers in order to influence their views on certain issues. When we discuss the legitimacy of lobbying in Britain, we need to keep in mind all those who are currently engaged in it, what their motives are, and how effective they are.”{{ref|Hans}}
-Indeed we do, but in order to muddy the waters and prevent any democratic regulation of lobbying the lobbyists try and pretend that busienss is only one piossibly marginal actor.  No surprises, then that the study is funded by the industry ('supported by public affairs recruitment firm Ellwood & Atfield.')and the advisors to the study have lobbying industry connections.:
+Indeed we do, but in order to muddy the waters and prevent any democratic regulation of lobbying, the lobbyists try and pretend that business is only one, possibly marginal, actor.  No surprises, then that the study is funded by the industry ('supported by public affairs recruitment firm Ellwood & Atfield.') and most of the advisors to the study have lobbying industry connections.:
 *[[Ben Atfield]] of the lobbying head hunters who are funding the study,
-*[[Richard English]] from [[Oxfam]] an organstion very close to New labour and pro business.
+*[[Richard English]] from [[Oxfam]] an organistion very close to New labour and pro business.
 * Lord [[Tom McNally]] a former lobbyist, with [[Hill and Knowlton]] from 1987 and then with [[Shandwick]] and [[Weber Shandwick]] until the end of 2004.
 *[[Gill Morris]] of the [[APPC]] the lobbyists lobby group set up to ensure that lobbying is not regulated),

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		+	==Publications==
		+	Dr Phil Parvin [http://www.hansard-society.org.uk/files/folders/357/download.aspx Friend or Foe: Lobbying in British democracy] (Jan 2007) ISBN 978 0 900423 63 7 The Hansard Society.
	==Affiliations==		==Affiliations==
	*[[Hansard Society]]		*[[Hansard Society]]

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 According to a biographical note:
-:Phil Parvin recently completed a PhD in political philosophy from the London School of Economics, and has since been working in political communications, public affairs, and policy research. He has taught at the LSE, Oxford, and the University of London and has spoken on issues of social justice, redistribution, and equality to audiences in Britain, Europe and the US. He has worked at the European Commission and the European Parliament. He is currently involved in a number of projects aimed at exploring the decline in political engagement and is writing a book on cultural diversity and equality.[ref]
+:Phil Parvin recently completed a PhD in political philosophy from the London School of Economics, and has since been working in political communications, public affairs, and policy research. He has taught at the LSE, Oxford, and the University of London and has spoken on issues of social justice, redistribution, and equality to audiences in Britain, Europe and the US. He has worked at the [[European Commission]] and the [[European Parliament]]. He is currently involved in a number of projects aimed at exploring the decline in political engagement and is writing a book on cultural diversity and equality.[ref]
-In 2006 he undertook a study on the role of lobbying in the UK evidently intended to ensure that lobbying is not seen as a problem. In a press release from the Hansard Society, which commissioned the study, Parvin, the author of the report, said:
+In 2006 he undertook a study on the role of lobbying in the UK evidently intended to ensure that lobbying is not seen as a problem. In a press release from the [[Hansard Society]], which commissioned the study, Parvin, the author of the report, said:
 :“The perception of lobbying among the public and many others is that it is all about big business buying big favours. But the corporate sector is merely one group that seeks to influence parliamentarians and government: charities, think tanks, campaign groups, and NGOs are all in the business of presenting their case to decision makers in order to influence their views on certain issues. When we discuss the legitimacy of lobbying in Britain, we need to keep in mind all those who are currently engaged in it, what their motives are, and how effective they are.”{{ref|Hans}}

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 ==notes==
-{{note|Hans}} [http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/node/view/580 Hansard Society turns spotlight on lobbying] Friday, June 30, 2006
+#{{note|Hans}} [http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/node/view/580 Hansard Society turns spotlight on lobbying] Friday, June 30, 2006
-{{note|Hans2}} [http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/node/view/580 Hansard Society turns spotlight on lobbying] Friday, June 30, 2006
+#{{note|Hans2}} [http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/node/view/580 Hansard Society turns spotlight on lobbying] Friday, June 30, 2006

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 *[[Ben Atfield]] of the lobbying head hunters who are funding the study,
-*[[Richard English]] (Oxfam and organstion very close to New labour and pro business.
+*[[Richard English]] from [[Oxfam]] an organstion very close to New labour and pro business.
 * Lord [[Tom McNally]] a former lobbyist,
-*[[Gill Morris]] of the [[APPC]] the lobbyist lobby group set up to ensure that lobbying is not regulated),
+*[[Gill Morris]] of the [[APPC]] the lobbyists lobby group set up to ensure that lobbying is not regulated),
 *[[Phil Parvin]] himself,
 *[[Peter Riddell]] of The Times, one of Murdoch's finest and
-*[[Ed Vaizey]] MP, close to Cameron who is also involved with neocon think tanks and lobby groups. {{ref|Hans2}}
+*[[Ed Vaizey]] MP, close to Cameron, a former PR operative and [[Michael Howard]] speech writer who is also involved with neocon think tanks such as the [[Henry Jackson Society Project for Democratic Geopolitics]]. {{ref|Hans2}}

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-Phil Parvin recently completed a PhD in political philosophy from the London School of Economics, and has since been working in political communications, public affairs, and policy research. He has taught at the LSE, Oxford, and the University of London and has spoken on issues of social justice, redistribution, and equality to audiences in Britain, Europe and the US. He has worked at the European Commission and the European Parliament. He is currently involved in a number of projects aimed at exploring the decline in political engagement and is writing a book on cultural diversity and equality.
+In 2006 he undertook a study on the role of lobbying in the UK evidently intended to ensure that lobbying is not seen as a problem. In a press release from the Hansard society Parvin, the author of the report, said: “The perception of lobbying among the public and many others is that it is all about big business buying big favours. But the corporate sector is merely one group that seeks to influence parliamentarians and government: charities, think tanks, campaign groups, and NGOs are all in the business of presenting their case to decision makers in order to influence their views on certain issues. When we discuss the legitimacy of lobbying in Britain, we need to keep in mind all those who are currently engaged in it, what their motives are, and how effective they are.”{{ref|Hans}}
 ==Affiliations==
 *[[Hansard Society]]
 *[[Catalyst]]