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A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain
Tamasin Cave
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Description for A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain
Paperback. The corporate takeover of democracy is no conspiracy theory - it's happening, and it affects every aspect of our lives. This book shows just how effectively the voice of public interest is being drowned out by the word in the ear from the professional persuaders of the lobbying industry. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPWD; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Q. What’s worth £2,000,000,000, answers to no-one and operates out of public sight?
A. Britain’s influence industry
The corporate takeover of democracy is no conspiracy theory – it’s happening, and it affects every aspect of our lives: the food we eat, the places we live, the temperature of our planet, how we spend our money and how our money is spent for us. And much more.
A Quiet Word shows just how effectively the voice ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099578314
SKU
V9780099578314
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Ref
99-40
About Tamasin Cave
Tamasin Cave is a writer, campaigner and commentator. She is a director of Spinwatch, which investigates corporate PR and lobbying, as well as government spin. Since 2007, she has also led the campaign for transparency regulations for lobbyists. Andy Rowell is an award-winning journalist and author. As a founder-director of Spinwatch, he has been writing about the industry for ... Read more
Reviews for A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain
Fascinating… [Cave and Rowell] lay bare the tricks of the trade, from "astroturfing" (whipping up what looks like grassroots protest against new regulatory threats, but is in fact a front for industry interests) to using thinktanks as "wonk whores" that can push helpful ideas
Gaby Hinsliff
Guardian
Indispensable
George Monbiot
Guardian
Demonstrates beyond doubt ... Read more
Gaby Hinsliff
Guardian
Indispensable
George Monbiot
Guardian
Demonstrates beyond doubt ... Read more