The proposed lobbying transparency register at Holyrood appears to be getting some of Edinburgh's professional lobbyists rather exercised (Fundamental flaws should kill this bill, Letters, January 6).
The proposed lobbying transparency register at Holyrood appears to be getting some of Edinburgh's professional lobbyists rather exercised (Fundamental flaws should kill this bill, Letters, January 6).
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Late last year the SCVO denounced the rather modest proposals as "immoral" and the "biggest setback in equal opportunities the Scottish Parliament has ever seen". As a register would only apply to professional lobbyists, groups with dedicated lobbying staff, or those who hire lobbyists, it is hard to understand how the proposals will damage equal opportunities. It certainly won't apply to small community and voluntary organisations.
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Transparency vital on lobbying issue
The proposed lobbying transparency register at Holyrood appears to be getting some of Edinburgh's professional lobbyists rather exercised (Fundamental flaws should kill this bill, Letters, January 6).
Late last year the SCVO denounced the rather modest proposals as "immoral" and the "biggest setback in equal opportunities the Scottish Parliament has ever seen". As a register would only apply to professional lobbyists, groups with dedicated lobbying staff, or those who hire lobbyists, it is hard to understand how the proposals will damage equal opportunities. It certainly won't apply to small community and voluntary organisations.
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