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What is lobbying?

My understanding is “affecting of – or attempting to affect – the actions/decisions of the public sector by the private sector“. Clumsy I know but it’s a starting point for discussion. The publication Lobbying: Access and influence in Whitehall by the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee (First Report of Session 2008–09) has some good [...]

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Web site for sale

If anyone out there would like to take over this web site – for whatever purpose they choose – then I would be quite happy to sell it. No reasonable offer will be refused. First come first served!

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Why can’t we vote for “none of the above” ?

Simon (one of our founder members) has started a petition here. “We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to amend the general election ballot paper to include an ‘abstention’ option in addition to the named local candidates.” Submitted by Simon Mortimer – Deadline to sign up by: 05 May 2010 – Signatures: 41 to date “Faith in [...]

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