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  • ...is is best done behind the scenes. At other times, the situation will call for a high-profile campaign, where we help clients influence opinion through th ==Working for the financial services industry==
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  • ...oi Brussels, a formerly a luxury apartment block that now contains offices for the [[Council of the European Union]], the [[European Council]] and some Be ...y-general of the [[European Trade Union Confederation]] (ETUC), well-known for its constructive approach towards neo-liberal European Union policies.
    53 KB (6,619 words) - 21:33, 23 September 2015
  • ...n their claims in the past (this means principally having cancelled claims for countries benefiting from debt reduction and restructured claims over perio UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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  • ...t by his father. Although Hall's appointment as DNI was accidental, it was for the Admiralty a fortuitous one which influenced not only the course of the ...under Admiral Sir [[Hugh Sinclair|Hugh "Quex" Sinclair]], was responsible for foreign intelligence.
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  • ...ear Admiral [[Reginald Hall|William Reginald Hall]]. Hall had been elected for a Liverpool constituency in the hastily called post-war election. {{ref|1}} ...Conservative MP [[John Gretton]] (Chairman of the Bass Brewery and member for the brewing town of Burton in Staffordshire) who was presumably already a r
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  • situation in Zimbabwe...She is a person of very high integrity for whom mention of her work for Obiang, considered one of Africa's most brutal
    14 KB (2,164 words) - 09:34, 24 January 2007
  • ...nmental body, given statutory powers by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. It was financed by the financial services industry.<ref>FSA, [http:// ...n was formally appointed to the FSA board for five years and other members for three years.
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  • * [[ACT UP-Paris]] (ACT UP) France * [[Action for Southern Africa]] (ACTSA) United Kingdom
    39 KB (4,912 words) - 09:58, 10 July 2007
  • ...was the Unionist M.P. for Acton from 1918 to 1929, but he is chiefly noted for his vast range of voluntary activities, his writing and his travelling. The ...t BA and an MA in law. He was called to the Bar in 1897 but only practiced for a week before retiring from law in favour of business and journalism. He wo
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  • It has produced detailed briefings and hosted roadshows for members to engage with the many issues affecting the sector as a result of ...onment and Rural Affairs, [[Lesley Griffiths]] on farming’s 'Ingredients for Success', post-Brexit. The discussion was chaired by [[George Pascoe-Watso
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  • Following the listing of some issues of major importance for Bayer, an (by no means complete) overview of the most important lobby group ...reation of new, strict so-called social regulation); minimising liability (for their committed crimes, see crime section).
    66 KB (9,524 words) - 20:31, 27 February 2007
  • ...n Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Oil Spill Prevention Act. {{ref|1}} ...us is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, also known as the [[Superfund]]. According to the [[Public Interest Resear
    30 KB (4,304 words) - 11:56, 2 September 2008
  • ...due to the unusual nature of the business: research and development costs for new drugs require huge investments (sometimes upwards of $300 million (£20 ...expenditures; and that drug companies provide lavish compensation packages for their top executives [34].
    51 KB (7,869 words) - 21:25, 18 February 2007
  • ...etings" and "study circles", produced a steady flow of leaflets and "Notes for Speakers", and had used the press to good effect. The League was, in this p ...eague has never failed to realise the great value of the press as a medium for public education. In consequence it contributes letters and articles on eco
    60 KB (9,504 words) - 20:51, 1 February 2008
  • ...that 66% of adults consider the Wal-Mart take-over to be a ‘good thing' for the British consumer. But reality and especially the exeriences of U.S. soc ...workers with health benefits declines, and the number of workers eligible for welfare increases.[2]
    64 KB (10,114 words) - 13:16, 8 September 2009
  • ...ct figures are given when we could find them). The Labour Party's accounts for 1999 show that 60% of its income comes from donors (20% from donors over £ The rewards are big for the big spenders - for example, of the 97 official high-value donors in 1998-9 more than 30 have r
    61 KB (8,658 words) - 18:46, 5 November 2012
  • ...r of organophosphorus compounds, including parathion, into the marketplace for insect control. The difficulty with organophosphates (OPs) is that they are ...s has continued at Bayer. In 1989 it was revealed that Bayer hold a patent for a compound chemically identical to the VX gas used by the US military. The
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  • ...Forum or the US Coalition of Service Industries, all of which are pushing for a further liberalisation of services under the General Agreement on Trade i ...deral contracts worth $23,456,000,42 including military contracts to cater for marines in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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  • ...health, well being and sustainable development. It was superseded in 2000, for local government, by the Best Value regime, which aims to overcome the more ...project is then contracted to run the building typically for 30 years paid for by the public purse. Introduced by the Tories in 1992, it has since been ex
    64 KB (9,794 words) - 14:28, 16 November 2015
  • ...and [[Exxon Mobil: Influence / Lobbying#Lobbying Groups|Lobbying Groups]] for examples). They promote everything from environmental deregulation to cuts ...of the refuge. The [[House of Representatives]] now support plans to drill for oil and gas in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. Before any drilling can commence
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