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An article in The Times (London) of 25 September 2009 notes: | An article in The Times (London) of 25 September 2009 notes: | ||
:Insight Public Affairs, which is still dominated by former Labour staff members and has not yet recruited a Tory candidate, has issued a flattering guide to likely stars of the 2010 intake of MPs, with advice on how to lobby them. "So many new MPs," wrote an account executive, Mark Wheeler, "so many lobby interests, so little time."<ref>Tom Baldwin and Alice Fishburn, "Movers and shakers who are working to become your MP; Tom Baldwin and Alice Fishburn on a blurring of the fine line between business and politics", The Times, Sept 25 2009</ref> | :Insight Public Affairs, which is still dominated by former Labour staff members and has not yet recruited a Tory candidate, has issued a flattering guide to likely stars of the 2010 intake of MPs, with advice on how to lobby them. "So many new MPs," wrote an account executive, Mark Wheeler, "so many lobby interests, so little time."<ref>Tom Baldwin and Alice Fishburn, "Movers and shakers who are working to become your MP; Tom Baldwin and Alice Fishburn on a blurring of the fine line between business and politics", The Times, Sept 25 2009</ref> | ||
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| + | In a January 2009 interview about lobbying of members of the House of Lords on BBC Radio 5 Live, Insight's accounts director Chris West emphasised the importance of "being really open", adding, "All we're looking for is transparency in lobbying."<ref>Chris West, interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live, Jan 2009, archived at [http://www.insightpa.com/news.html#inline-sample By Us], IPA website, accessed 20 Nov 2009</ref> | ||
==All-Party Parliamentary Groups== | ==All-Party Parliamentary Groups== | ||
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According to the UK Register of All-Party Groups, the PR and lobbying firm Insight Public Affairs is employed by pharmaceutical firms Sanofi-Aventis, Bayer Schering Pharma and Boehringer Ingelheim to provide administrative assistance (organising meetings, sending invitations).[1]
Insight Public Affairs also works with the National Literacy Trust (NLT) and the Chartered Institute of Librarians and Information Professionals (CILIP).[2]
An article in The Times (London) of 25 September 2009 notes:
- Insight Public Affairs, which is still dominated by former Labour staff members and has not yet recruited a Tory candidate, has issued a flattering guide to likely stars of the 2010 intake of MPs, with advice on how to lobby them. "So many new MPs," wrote an account executive, Mark Wheeler, "so many lobby interests, so little time."[3]
In a January 2009 interview about lobbying of members of the House of Lords on BBC Radio 5 Live, Insight's accounts director Chris West emphasised the importance of "being really open", adding, "All we're looking for is transparency in lobbying."[4]
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
Insight works with:
- the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Libraries, Literacy and Information Management[5]
- the All-Party Parliamentary Thrombosis Group[6]
Clients
Insight Public Affairs' website as at November 2009 lists clients as:[7]
- Bayer Healthcare/Bayer Schering Pharma
- Celgene
- Circle Anglia
- CDFA - Community Development Finance Institutions
- CRFP - Council For The Registration Of Forensic Practitioners
- Foundations
- Genzyme
- Harrahs
- ITM
- Lifeblood - the thrombosis charity
- Local Government Information Unit
- Lloyds Pharmacy
- National Autistic Society
- National Literacy Trust
- N.O.W.
- National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
- Payplan
- Pulmonary Hypertension Association
- Rentokil Initial
- Sanofi-Aventis
- Skills for Care
- St Mungo's
- Total Politics
- Wallace & Gromit's Children's Foundation
People
- Chris West - accounts director[8]
Resources
Insight Public Affairs, APPC Register Entry for 1 June 2009 to 31 August 2009
Notes
- ↑ Register of All-Party Groups, UK Parliament website, accessed 20 Nov 2009
- ↑ Register of All-Party Groups, UK Parliament website, accessed 20 Nov 2009
- ↑ Tom Baldwin and Alice Fishburn, "Movers and shakers who are working to become your MP; Tom Baldwin and Alice Fishburn on a blurring of the fine line between business and politics", The Times, Sept 25 2009
- ↑ Chris West, interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live, Jan 2009, archived at By Us, IPA website, accessed 20 Nov 2009
- ↑ Register of All-Party Groups, UK Parliament website, accessed 20 Nov 2009
- ↑ Register of All-Party Groups, UK Parliament website, accessed 20 Nov 2009
- ↑ Clients, IPA website, accessed 20 Nov 2009
- ↑ News from Insight’s Political and Media Consultants March 2009, p.1
