Image: British Houses of Parliament, Maurice/Wikicommons, CC-2 license.
Speaking to a Conservative commentator this week, I asked was he aware of any changes in the UK lobbying industry. Had he, for example, noticed the arrival of any specialists in ‘opposition research’ – the practice of digging up damaging information on political, or corporate rivals – which has long been a feature of US politics?
Oh no, I was assured. We don’t have anything like that here.
