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Lobbying In The United Kingdom
Lobbying in the United Kingdom plays a significant role in the formation of legislation and a wide variety of commercial organisations, lobby groups "lobby" for particular policies and decisions by Parliament and other political organs at national, regional and local levels. The phrase "lobbying" comes from the gathering of Members of Parliament and peers in the hallways (or lobbies) of Houses of Parliament before and after parliamentary debates. The now-defunct UK Public Affairs Council (UKPAC) defined lobbying as: Formal procedures enable individual members of the public to lobby their Member of Parliament but most lobbying activity centres on corporate, charity and trade association lobbying, where organisations seek to amend government policy through advocacy. Companies and individuals who operate in this sector commonly use the terms "public relations", "public affairs", "political consultancy" or "corporate affairs" to describe their activities (though this was also a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greensill Scandal
The Greensill scandal is a political controversy in the United Kingdom related to Lobbying in the United Kingdom, lobbying activities on behalf of financial services company Greensill Capital. It implicated former Prime Minister David Cameron, former Cabinet Secretary Lord Heywood and several other civil servants, and occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, COVID-19 pandemic. First reported by the ''Financial Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'', it arose from the insolvency of the Supply chain finance, supply chain financing firm Greensill Capital in March 2021, first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Reports emerged that Cameron had lobbied former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in 2020 to change rules in order to allow Greensill to join the Covid Corporate Financing Facility, a government loan scheme that was initiated to support companies during the Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, pandemic-related economic recession. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
