Westminster lobbying map
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Westminster lobbying map <googlemap version="0.9" lat="51.516968" lon="-0.126257" zoom="15"> 51.513129, -0.124354, 40 Long Acre 40 Long Acre London, England 51.513129, -0.124354, Fleishman-Hillard
One of the biggest PR and lobbying firms in the world, Fleishman-Hillard is heavily involved in lobbying by the biotechnology sector in the UK. Lobbyists include Kevin Bell, a former adviser to Thatcher; Nick Williams, who was on Tony Blair’s media team; Simon Benson, an ex-special adviser to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith; and Sophie Pim, David Cameron’s former operations manager.
51.517975, -0.112156, 330 High Holborn 330 High Holborn London, England 51.517975, -0.112156, Bell Pottinger
Under the Chairmanship of Lord Bell, lobbying firm Bell Pottinger Public Affairs openly refuses to disclose its client list. It includes arms company BAE Systems, which, when faced with an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office for allegedly “bribing” Saudi generals, benefited from a "well-orchestrated PR campaign, involving veteran fixer Tim Bell". The Government blocked the SFO inquiry in December 2006.
51.516897, -0.117203, 16 Lincoln's Inn Fields 16 Lincoln's Inn Fields London, England 51.516897, -0.117203, Brunswick
Brunswick is one of the City's largest PR and lobbying firms, representing more than a fifth of Britain's FTSE 100 companies. Its founder, Alan Parker is a close friend of Gordon Brown. The prime minister is godfather to one of Parker's children and Sarah Brown used to work at Brunswick. It was Parker who recommended Brunswick's CEO, Stephen Carter, to be the PM's new chief of strategy. David Cameron was pictured on holiday in South Africa in 2008 with Cameron.
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