Scotland: Portal
Scottish politics is becoming increasingly corporate dominated. The process is aided and abetted by numerous pro-corporate think tanks, lobbyists and corporate/state partnerships.
Contents
- 1 Think tanks
- 2 Corporate lobby groups
- 3 Lobbying and PR Industry bodies
- 4 Corporate/Government partnerships
- 5 Professional and Scientific bodies
- 6 Elite Social and networking clubs
- 7 Corporations
- 8 Corporate Social Responsibility
- 9 Governmental bodies
- 10 Regulatory Bodies
- 11 Economic Consultants
- 12 Notes
Think tanks
- Centre for the Study of Public Policy
- Centre for Scottish Public Policy
- 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
- Business Council for Sustainable Development-UK
- Scottish Chambers of Commerce
- Scottish Council for Development and Industry - SCDI
- Scottish Financial Enterprise
- Scottish Quality Salmon
Lobbying and PR Industry bodies
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
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
Corporations
- British Energy
- FirstGroup
- Halifax Bank of Scotland
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Scottish Power
- Scottish and Newcastle
- Scottish and Southern Energy
- Standard Life Assurance
Corporate Social Responsibility
Governmental bodies
- Communities Scotland
- Scottish Development International
- Scottish Enterprise
- Scottish Executive
- Scottish Parliament
- Scottish Water