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Welcome to Scotland Portal on Spinprofiles—your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR. Since devolution, corporations and business groups have been very active in Scottish politics. This helps explain the emergence of numerous pro-corporate think tanks, lobbyists and corporate/state partnerships across Scottish public life. Spinprofiles has a policy of strict referencing, and is overseen by an editor and several Associate Portal editors. Tag and Category Cloud <tagcloud style="background: #FFFFDF;"> min_count=100 exclude=browse </tagcloud>

Scottish Categories Categories Scotland Government Scottish Government Scottish PR firms Scottish lobbying firms Scottish lobbyists Water: Advocates for Privatisation of Scottish water Scottish Corporations Scottish Think Tanks Scottish Corporate Lobby Groups Scottish Corporate Elite Scottish_Elite_Networking_Groups Elite Networks and Corporate Power Think tanks David Hume Institute Fraser of Allander Institute International Futures Forum International Institute for Environment and Development John Wheatley Centre Policy Institute Scottish Council Foundation Corporate lobby groups Scottish Financial Enterprise Scottish Quality Salmon Lobbying and PR Industry bodies Association of Scottish Public Affairs - ASPA Institute of Public Relations Scotland Professional and Scientific bodies Association for Science Education in Scotland [1]. Institute of Physics Royal Pharmaceutical Society (Scottish branch) [2]. Royal Society of Chemistry [3]. Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish Science Advisory Committee Chief Scientific Advisor to the Scottish Executive Elite Social and networking clubs Entrepreneurial Exchange New Club Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda Scottish Business in the Community Enviros Corporations British Energy FirstGroup Halifax Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland Scottish Power Scottish and Newcastle Scottish and Southern Energy Standard Life Assurance Scottish American Investment Company Economic Consultants Frontier Economics Governing Scotland Corporate/Government partnerships Centre for Confidence and Well Being Financial Services Strategy Group Financial Services Advisory Board Futures Forum Forward Scotland Laidlaw Youth Project Scottish Leadership Foundation Scottish Parliament Business Exchange Governmental bodies Communities Scotland Scottish Development International Scottish Enterprise Scottish Executive Scottish Parliament Scottish Water Regulatory Bodies Water Industry Commission (WIC) Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) Waterwatch Recent Articles on Scotland SpinWatch Latest News Items on Scotland on Spinwatch<rss title=off desc=off>http://www.spinwatch.org/-news-by-category-mainmenu-9/171-scotland?format=feed&type=rss</rss>

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