A new investigation on the role of lobbyists raises fresh questions about whether we need better disclosure of who they are and who they work for
Just their names and who pays them would do. We can make our own judgments once we know those. Obviously if they are doing nothing underhand they won't mind.
Hi Simon - correct and it's something Espiner notes - we might know who the lobbyists are and that is very often disclosed when they do media commentary, but we don't often know who they're working for. Duncan Greive had a good example with Pharmac and the firm they use here https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/21-03-2023/guyon-espiner-reveals-the-banal-and-bleak-machinations-of-government-lobbyists Thanks - Anna
Just their names and who pays them would do. We can make our own judgments once we know those. Obviously if they are doing nothing underhand they won't mind.
Hi Simon - correct and it's something Espiner notes - we might know who the lobbyists are and that is very often disclosed when they do media commentary, but we don't often know who they're working for. Duncan Greive had a good example with Pharmac and the firm they use here https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/21-03-2023/guyon-espiner-reveals-the-banal-and-bleak-machinations-of-government-lobbyists Thanks - Anna