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Political lobbying: capitalism, cronyism and corruption
STEVEN WALKER takes aim at the ever more indistinguishable agendas of corporate lobbyists and corporate politicians
Big Ben
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The money tap to anti-Cuban agitators will never be shut off under Trump
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US hegemony
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THE influence of big business and capitalists to use their economic power and political class connections to gain access to taxpayers money via a friendly government is nothing new. Recent revelations about procurement of Covid-19 related supplies is just the latest squalid example.
Housing Minister Robert Jenrick’s “favour” to dining pal and Tory Party donor Richard Desmond over a planning application which saved him £45 million in local tax that would have helped one of the most deprived local areas in the country.
But rewind to 1994 and thanks to investigative journalism the cash for questions scandal was exposed, showing the role played by professional lobbyists working on behalf of big business.
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