Tamasin Cave writes about corporate lobbying and blogs at BadInfluence.net. She has been a researcher with Spinwatch for a decade and is co-author with Andy Rowell of A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain (Vintage, 2015).
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Published in: openDemocracyUKProtecting protest - fracking campaigners challenge Ineos' "anti-democratic" tacticsAs people around the country take to the streets against inaction over the climate emergency, campaigners are challenging corporate efforts to shut down front line protests.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK"Deal" or "Secret Deal" – the EU-UK trade deal looks even more secretive than TTIPWhile the media focus on the withdrawal deal, City lobbyists are working to set the agenda of the future EU-UK trade deal, whilst the public is kept in the dark.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy has a Republican attack operation opened shop in the UK?And who is paying for their services?
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Published in: ourNHSFormer health secretary Andrew Lansley’s diaries finally released in (nearly) fullInsurers and private US healthcare giants are revealed to be amongst those on the inside track of creating huge NHS changes.
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Published in: ourNHSRevolving doors at the NHS’s bully-in-chiefAs the NHS’s financial regulator hires a new chair, the destination of its outgoing chair is if anything more noteworthy.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFun ways to stop corporations taking over schoolsTests and tech are being used to push privatisation into schools.