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Pressure group demands a ban on public bodies hiring lobbyists

All public bodies should be banned from hiring lobbyists and political consultants, a pressure group has claimed after uncovering £38m in such spending. But there was embarrassment when their main target, Scottish Enterprise, turned out to be innocent of most of the charges.

All public bodies should be banned from hiring lobbyists and political consultants, a pressure group has claimed after uncovering £38m in such spending.