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Lobbying (Whitehall)

My fear, which I am afraid the Minister has not reassured me on, is that the big fish I am interested in will just get away. We may get 99 per cent. of lobbyists, such as the ones that I am associated with; some of them might like to be on a voluntary register as it would give them higher status. I am sure that CND would be very pleased to be on a register of lobbyists—"We're lobbyists, we're doing a good job". However, the big fish, the big contracts, the money and the global corporations will find their way through and not be caught.