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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 (Please Login or Register to see the link.) by the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee (First Report of Session 2008–09) has [...]

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Is Obama just bluffing?

Is it just a co-incidence that,  now Obama can no longer force through legislation,   he’s brought up the issues to deal with the banks?  With little chance of getting through, the little people that funded half of his election costs (with their dollar or two) will not feel so aggrieved and the big people who [...]

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