High-flyers in the world of lobbying |
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18 March 2008 Take Julia Simpson for example. She was hired by Downing Street as an adviser on strategic communications in September 2006. By April 2007, less than a year into the post, it was announced that she had been hired by British Airways as its head of corporate communications. What contact she had with BA during that period is not known. According to the Cabinet Office, her diary "was wiped as soon as she left". What's certain is that she left with her contacts book intact. To explore the links, download: Easy Access: Aviation industry lobbying and its links to Government (PDF) Read Sunday Times coverage (16 March 2008): Labour’s flying club lobbies for BAA The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency is campaigning for new rules to be introduced that require lobbyists to disclose their activities, as well as an extended cooling off period before Government officials and MPs can work as lobbyists. Aviation industry lobbying and links to Government ![]()
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