lobbying bill
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UK: The Lobbying Bill: Another battle lost
On Wednesday, the House of Lords narrowly voted to reject the amendments we had been pushing to fix the Bill; one amendment fell on a tied vote – 245-245. This is a huge blow for democracy, charities and campaigners. We have been left with a Lobbying Bill that lets professional lobbyists off the hook but… Continue reading
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UK: Strength in numbers – we helped force a pause for the Lobbying Bill
This week, after months of resistance, the Government was forced to concede that Part 2 of its Lobbying Bill cannot proceed through Parliament without a pause to consult the civil society organisations which will be affected by it. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 