Reining in the influence industry
Around £1.9bn is spent on lobbying. Registration and transparency is now required It comes as no surprise that the European Commission is relaxed about Peter Mandelson's meetings with the aluminium...
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The 'propaganda myths' of Giles Chichester MEP
Giles Chichester is the Conservative MEP who had to stand down as the leader of the party in the European Parliament over a breach of expenses rules in June 2008. He wrote to Spinwatch objecting to my...
View ArticleWhat should be done about the lobbying industry?
The following exchange of emails between Spinwatch's David Miller and Ben Atfield, a partner in Ellwood and Atfield - a recruitment agency specialising in political and regulatory communications -...
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Going in for the kill: The 'Kettling' role of PR in science and...
'It is sometimes possible to think here in the world of specialised journalism', reads a bracing editorial in Research Fortnight, 'that public relations is closing in for the final kill.' The editorial...
View ArticleDoes class matter in British politics?
It is well known that Alex Salmond was an economist with one of Scotland’s biggest banks in a previous life. His background is not out of place alongside those of his colleagues in the Scottish and...
View ArticleWhere has all the money gone?
An unpublished letter to the Guardian written by Professor Greg Philo on where all the money has gone: Each time I turn on the BBC I hear that difficult decisions have to be made, by whoever is...
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Fergie's not the scandal
The Duchess of York’s willingness to offer access to her ex-husband Prince Andrew for £500,000 is the latest in a long line of “cash for access” scandals that has undermined our trust in politics and...
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Guardian comment piece on SpinProfiles' removal from the internet
Comment piece published in today’s Guardian about the removal of SpinProfiles from the internet: When the anger of a prominent young thinktanker causes one of the world's largest web-hosting companies...
View ArticleOn Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens Comment Is Free piece
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens thinks our website PowerBase (formerly Spinprofiles) should offer a right of reply. We agree. In fact it has always been our policy, which is why we offered him a right of...
View ArticleSagit Yehoshua tries to censor Powerbase - Again
Renewed attempts to remove censor the website Powerbase are being made by terrorism researcher Sagit Yehoshua. A few weeks ago our website Powerbase (or rather its predecessor Spinprofiles) was...
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