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Its lobbying subsidiary is [[DLA Upstream]]. It is listed as a client by the PR firm [[Brodeur Worldwide]] in 2004. | Its lobbying subsidiary is [[DLA Upstream]]. It is listed as a client by the PR firm [[Brodeur Worldwide]] in 2004. | ||
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| + | :Lobbying firms [[Citigate Westminster]] and [[DLA Upstream]] gave £5,450 and £6,000, respectively. Both confirmed these payments were for tickets at a Labour gala dinner. And both reneged on promises to Red Pepper that they would reveal which businessmen they took to mingle with government ministers. So much for transparency about donations to political parties. DLA admitted its donation was actually paid by its clients, but refused to name which ones. In effect, the lobbyist is acting as a political money-launderer - hiding the source of political donations from public view. [[R Griggs Group]], the maker of Dr Martens boots and which recently announced it would be moving all its manufacturing out of the UK in search of cheaper labour, is one DLA client. Others include waste firm [[Onyx]] and the tax haven the Cayman Islands.{{ref|1}} | ||
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| + | #{{note|1}} Solomon Hughes [http://www.redpepper.org.uk/KYE/x-kye-Jul2003.html KNOW YOUR ENEMY Labour’s corporate backers], Red Pepper, July 2003 | ||
Revision as of 10:52, 8 June 2007
DLA Partners, one of the top ten law firms in the UK, gave £11,500 to the Labour Party in September 2001. The company employs 220 partners and 1,100 lawyers. DLA Partners had a fee income of £135 million in 2001. Its parent is DLA Piper.
Its lobbying subsidiary is DLA Upstream. It is listed as a client by the PR firm Brodeur Worldwide in 2004.
Solomon Hughes reports:
- Lobbying firms Citigate Westminster and DLA Upstream gave £5,450 and £6,000, respectively. Both confirmed these payments were for tickets at a Labour gala dinner. And both reneged on promises to Red Pepper that they would reveal which businessmen they took to mingle with government ministers. So much for transparency about donations to political parties. DLA admitted its donation was actually paid by its clients, but refused to name which ones. In effect, the lobbyist is acting as a political money-launderer - hiding the source of political donations from public view. R Griggs Group, the maker of Dr Martens boots and which recently announced it would be moving all its manufacturing out of the UK in search of cheaper labour, is one DLA client. Others include waste firm Onyx and the tax haven the Cayman Islands.[1]
Notes
- ^ Solomon Hughes KNOW YOUR ENEMY Labour’s corporate backers, Red Pepper, July 2003
