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How to lose an MP in 10 emails
A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the U.K. By ANNABELLE DICKSON Tips, gossip, state secrets and coffee requests @newsannabelle or [email protected] | View …
Supreme campaigning
Hello and welcome to London Influence. Joyous news from the parish this morning: Your regular Influence author John Johnston is off on paternity leave for a few …
Influence on influencers
SNEAK PEEK — Government comms pros turn to TikTok and influencers as they hope to go viral with normal Brits. — The election betting charges include some …
Playing the shame game
SNEAK PEEK — Westminster’s lobbying transparency set-up is a global laggard — but is there a path to redemption? — Downing Street bags a win with lobbyists …
For Elon’s eyes only
SNEAK PEEK — Influence accidentally leaks our super secret guide to help Elon Musk meddle in British politics. — A new data dive proves there’s no such …
Rewriting the rules
SNEAK PEEK — A leading industry group makes a play to boost ethics in lobbying land… and peers could be in the firing line. — From dull …
LinkedIn has lobbyists forgetting their X
SNEAK PEEK — Lobbyists are getting lustful for LinkedIn, and Influence wants to know why. — A big red bus has once again triggered an election finance …
Cracking the WiPA
A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the U.K. By JOHN JOHNSTON Tips, gossip, state secrets and coffee requests @johnjohnstonmi or [email protected] | View …
Cursed cash conundrum
SNEAK PEEK — U.K. politics has a cash flow problem: there’s far too much of it coming in unchecked. — Peers are ignoring pressure over public affairs …
Miller mulls it over
SNEAK PEEK — New CIPR independent chair Maria Miller talks diversity, The Donald and how the industry can respond. — The row over peers in public affairs …
Doing the Lords work
— The debate over members of the Lords doing advisory gigs is rumbling on — and a shadow minister is now in the spotlight. — The scale of …
Peer pressure
SNEAK PEEK — A major row over peers doing consultancy gigs is erupting in Influence land. — It’s prompted one agency to part ways with Lords on …
Leave your message after the moan
SNEAK PEEK — Polite civil war breaks out among public affairs pros over Downing Street’s latest business engagement wheeze. — Labour shelved a ready-to-roll foreign election funding …
The age of the sh*tposter
SNEAK PEEK — How Elon Musk has turned political sh*tposting into an effective (and lucrative) campaign strategy. — Downing Street flips the script with plans to brief …
Pickles gives both barrels
SNEAK PEAK — SCOOP: Acoba boss Eric Pickles sits down with Influence to warn about the scandals to come as his time as revolving door watchdog comes …
From Spad to … better?
A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the U.K. By MASON BOYCOTT-OWEN With Hannah Brenton, Emilio Casalicchio and John Johnston Tips, gossip, state secrets …
Back in business?
SNEAK PEEK — Business lobby groups share their gloomy thoughts on 2025… but don’t write it off just yet. — A top industry group suddenly shakes up …
The year wot was
HUGE BREAKING BIRD NEWS: Actual London Zoo has actually named an actual newborn penguin after Hanbury, the Westminster lobbying shop actually announced this morning. What are you …
Get clapped, kleptocrats
SNEAK PEEK — Margaret Hodge is here to clobber corruption and chew gum… and she’s all outta gum. — We lift the lid on the anti-corruption role …
A little money goes Elon way
SNEAK PEEK — Are Britain’s political donation rules wide open for an Elon Musk cash bonanza? — Either way, the Tories don’t seem too phased about the …