The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency At the moment, we've no right to know who is lobbying whom and for what. We think the public should know who is influencing government decisions. http://www.lobbyingtransparency.org Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:55:17 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Proposed statutory register has lobbyists' fingerprints all over it http://www.lobbyingtransparency.org/content/view/71/ 20 January 2012 Response from the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency to government proposals for a statutory register of lobbyists. Tamasin Cave of ALT says: As anticipated, the government's plans for transparency regulations for the influence industry have lobbyists' fingerprints... Blog - General Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:52:39 +0100 Time for a robust register of lobbyists http://www.lobbyingtransparency.org/content/view/70/ 19 January 2012 The government is expected to announce its plans for a statutory register of lobbyists tomorrow (Friday 20 January). Ahead of publication of its consultation, Tamasin Cave of the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency said: The devil will be... Blog - General Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:42 +0100 Government now only block to lobbying reform http://www.lobbyingtransparency.org/content/view/69/ 9 Dec 2011In the wake of this week's lobbying scandal involving Bell Pottinger, one of the lobbyists' key prepresntative bodies has dropped its opposition to full transparency, and backed calls for a statutory register of lobbyists.Tamasin Cave of the Alliance... Blog - General Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:30:13 +0100 Bell Pottinger exposes weakness of self-regulation http://www.lobbyingtransparency.org/content/view/68/10/ 8 December 2011 Following this week's revelations about lobbying, the Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/article6273823.ece) reports today that the trade body which represents the UK's public relations and lobbying industry is to investigate Bell Pottinger over claims made... Articles - Latest Releases Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:25:31 +0100 The bottom line on lobbyists and influence http://www.lobbyingtransparency.org/content/view/67/ 6 December 2011 Claims of influence and access by lobbying firm Bell Pottinger (http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2011/12/05/pr-uncovered-top-lobbyists-boast-of-how-they-influence-the-pm/) have been met by an astonishing denial from Downing Street, the prime minister's official spokesman telling reporters today:“It simply isn't true to say that Bell... Blog - General Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:46:04 +0100 Cameron is damned by association http://www.lobbyingtransparency.org/content/view/66/ Alliance for Lobbying Transparency statement: 6 December 2011“This is reminiscent of the old Tory days of sleaze. A Conservative government at the heart of yet another lobbying scandal. Last month’s led to the resignation of the defence secretary. This one... Blog - General Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:39:57 +0100 Put friendships aside. It’s time for a robust register of lobbyists http://www.lobbyingtransparency.org/content/view/65/ Alliance for Lobbying Transparency statement, 17 Oct 2011.Although David Cameron once said that lobbying was the next great political scandal, the Conservatives have so far refused to regulate lobbying, despite the commitment in the May 2010 Coalition Agreement. In the... Blog - General Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:36:16 +0100 Policy Exchange, illuminate us! http://www.lobbyingtransparency.org/content/view/64/ 2 October 2011With a straight face, the Policy Exchange think tank is hosting an event at next week’s Conservative conference called: Let there be Light (http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/events/event.cgi?id=351): Technology, transparency and fixing Britain’s broken government.The line up of speakers includes: Francis Maude... Blog - General Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:48:56 +0100 Lobbyists well placed to develop Tory policies http://www.lobbyingtransparency.org/content/view/63/ 4 August 2011PR Week reports today that senior Tory PR professionals have formed a new group to provide unofficial communications advice to the Conservative Party (http://www.prweek.com/uk/channel/publicaffairs/article/1083713/Tory-PR-chiefs-unite-assist-Conservative-Party-comms-effort/) .David Singleton writes: One PR boss present at the Tory launch event said... Blog - General Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:05:12 +0100 Revolving door is unhealthy http://www.lobbyingtransparency.org/content/view/62/ Radio 4’s latest File on 4 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14193449) programme posed the question: Is there a conflict of interest when public servants take private sector jobs? The so-called ‘revolving door’, which the programme examines, is part of the lobbying toolbox. How... Blog - General Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:31:01 +0100