A Quiet Word by Tamasin Cave
Britains influence industry The corporate takeover of democracy is no conspiracy theory its 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.
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 how lobbyists distort democracy and ensure that elite opinion crowds out public views * New Statesman *
A chillingly accurate description of how presentation and spin trumps substantive argument in the upper echelons of power.. A Quiet Word is important and, generally, right -- Mark Leftly * Independent on Sunday *
A timely account of how voters are conceding power to a silent industry -- JP O'Malley * Mail on Sunday *
Indispensable -- George Monbiot * Guardian *
Demonstrates beyond doubt how lobbyists distort democracy and ensure that elite opinion crowds out public views * New Statesman *
A chillingly accurate description of how presentation and spin trumps substantive argument in the upper echelons of power.. A Quiet Word is important and, generally, right -- Mark Leftly * Independent on Sunday *
A timely account of how voters are conceding power to a silent industry -- JP O'Malley * Mail on Sunday *
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 over twenty years, particularly as it relates to environmental and health issues. He is also a part-time senior research fellow at the University of Bath.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099578314 |
| ISBN 10 | 009957831X |
| Title | A Quiet Word |
| Author | Tamasin Cave |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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