home.social

#lobbying — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #lobbying, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Unser Fazit: Transparenz gibt es erst auf Druck der Medien. Die Meldungen sind Selbstdeklarationen der Parteien, die Eidgenössische Finanzkontrolle (EFK) überprüft nur eine Stichprobe.

    Neu publiziert die EFK, was diese Kontrollen ergeben. Das war früher geheim. Erstritten haben das der Beobachter, das WAV Recherchekollektiv und der frühere EFK-Direktor Michel Huissoud.

    lobbywatch.ch/ubs-bestraft-die

    6/6

    #lobbying #efk

  2. Zu denken gibt auch die Rückkehr der Gönnervereine. Das sind Vereine, die zwischen der Partei und der Spender:in stehen und die ursprüngliche Spender:in anonymisieren.

    Auch Lücken im Transparenzgesetz werden rege genutzt: sie erlauben, dass wohl Firmen, aber nicht die dahinterstehenden Familien im Register der Eidgenössischen Finanzkontrolle (EFK) auftauchen.

    5/6

    #lobbying #efk

  3. Ins Auge stechen auch zwei Spenden des Tabakkonzerns Philip Morris. Er zahlte der FDP und der SVP insgesamt 105’000 Franken und untermauert seine Stellung als ein zentraler Akteur im Tabak-Lobbying.

    Mehr dazu findet sich ein unserer Recherche vom letzten Jahr:

    lobbywatch.ch/schweiz-bleibt-e

    4/6

    #lobbying #efk

  4. Banken, Versicherungen und Wirtschaftsverbände steckten zusammen 4,4 Millionen Franken in die Parteien, 53 Prozent aller offengelegten Spenden. Davon gingen 96 Prozent an FDP, SVP, Mitte und GLP.

    Grösste Geldgeberin war Economiesuisse mit 1,6 Millionen an dieselben vier Parteien, satte 1,2 Millionen davon an die FDP.

    3/6

    #lobbying #efk

  5. Die Partei mit den meisten Spenden ist die SP.

    Aber weil in der Erhebung der Finanzkontrolle die Einnahmen der Kantonalsektionen oder externer Komitees fehlen, sind diese Zahlen nur schlecht vergleichbar und geben «kein Gesamtbild über […] das Vermögen einer Partei».

    2/6

    #lobbying #efk

  6. Die UBS zahlt SVP, Mitte & GLP 786'000 Fr. – die FDP geht leer aus. Grund laut Quellen: Sie unterstützen nur Parteien, die den Bankenplatz verteidigen. Keller-Sutter tut das offenbar zu wenig.

    Aber das ist nur eine von drei Geschichten, die der neue Bericht zur Parteienfinanzierung 2025 der Eidgenössischen Finanzkontrolle erzählt.

    lobbywatch.ch/ubs-bestraft-die

    1/6

    #lobbying #efk

  7. “Documents reveal that the Consumer Council for Water has asked water companies to advise on how they wish to be held to account by consumers.” Mmm let’s see. In no way that’s going to interfere with our profits or bonuses? #Water #Privatisation #Capitalism #Lobbying #Labour

  8. “Documents reveal that the Consumer Council for Water has asked water companies to advise on how they wish to be held to account by consumers.” Mmm let’s see. In no way that’s going to interfere with our profits or bonuses? #Water #Privatisation #Capitalism #Lobbying #Labour

  9. “Documents reveal that the Consumer Council for Water has asked water companies to advise on how they wish to be held to account by consumers.” Mmm let’s see. In no way that’s going to interfere with our profits or bonuses? #Water #Privatisation #Capitalism #Lobbying #Labour

  10. “Documents reveal that the Consumer Council for Water has asked water companies to advise on how they wish to be held to account by consumers.” Mmm let’s see. In no way that’s going to interfere with our profits or bonuses? #Water #Privatisation #Capitalism #Lobbying #Labour

  11. “Documents reveal that the Consumer Council for Water has asked water companies to advise on how they wish to be held to account by consumers.” Mmm let’s see. In no way that’s going to interfere with our profits or bonuses? #Water #Privatisation #Capitalism #Lobbying #Labour

  12. Is the UK government going to take action?


    The signs of a more robust stance are promising

    September 2026

    But as ever with government, words are not always matched by deeds. The Foreign Secretary’s statement and his subsequent remarks in a video expressing shock at being told medicines are being withheld from Gaza have drawn a series of rebukes and threats from a variety of sources.

    In parliament he said that the proposal to build settlement E1 as it’s known ‘crosses a red line and cuts through the heart of the West Bank and risks making a Palestinian state unviable. This is indeed the stated intention of some Israeli politicians. During the debate some MPs referred to ‘settler terrorism’.

    His additional remarks made in a video have inflamed the situation further. “Frankly, it was horrific, what is unfolding,” Mr Miliband said. “The stories that people were telling me of medicines being blocked [and] children dying while waiting for vital life-saving treatment.” The Israelis have denied that there are any restrictions despite considerable evidence they have from charities like Physicians for Human Rights and Global Human Rights Clinic as well as a host of other NGOs and charities.

    The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has accused the Labour government of ‘Jew hate’ and that “they know no boundaries and and know no facts”. Strong stuff. A difficult claim to make as the Foreign Secretary is Jewish. The Times of Israel called his remarks ‘political positioning’ among other criticisms.

    These are the familiar responses to any kind of criticism of Israel despite the mass of evidence of violence in the West Bank and Gaza.

    Vigil

    The 144th vigil took place yesterday (5th September) with around 25 in attendance. Filming has started of our video ‘Because …’ where we ask some participants why are they here. We will be continuing over the next few weeks running up to our 150th vigil.

    The local MP, Mr John Glen has still not put in an appearance. We learned that one participant has written over 40 times to him yet has never received a reply. Mr Glen is a member the Conservative Friends of Israel lobby organisation. He has never mentioned the vigils in his weekly column courtesy of the Salisbury Journal. An MP is elected to represent all his or her constituents not just those who agree with them.

    Double standards?

    An enormous fuss was made last week over a Channel 4 film showing Reform party aids soliciting foreign donations which are illegal under electoral law. The undercover filming appeared to show two Reform aids seeking to conceal the source of foreign donations to make them appear as though they were from the UK. Two have been relieved of their posts. Yet there is no equivalent fuss of the huge amount of money the Israeli government has poured into its lobbying and the effect it has had on the attitudes of MPs towards the conflict.

    Around £1.5 million has been spent by the Israeli government and it is thought that 180 MPs are members of the various party’s friends groups. This raises the obvious question ‘who are you representing?’ How can a member of parliament be such a friend and claim to be an impartial judge of both British interests and what is right in the Middle East and for Israel? Where do their loyalties lie?

    Picture: courtesy of Peter Gloyns.

    Sources: Times of Israel, Independent, MSN, Ha’aretz.

    #FriendsOfIsrael #JohnGlenMP #Lobbying #Palestine #Salisbury #vigil
  13. Is the UK government going to take action?


    The signs of a more robust stance are promising

    September 2026

    But as ever with government, words are not always matched by deeds. The Foreign Secretary’s statement and his subsequent remarks in a video expressing shock at being told medicines are being withheld from Gaza have drawn a series of rebukes and threats from a variety of sources.

    In parliament he said that the proposal to build settlement E1 as it’s known ‘crosses a red line and cuts through the heart of the West Bank and risks making a Palestinian state unviable. This is indeed the stated intention of some Israeli politicians. During the debate some MPs referred to ‘settler terrorism’.

    His additional remarks made in a video have inflamed the situation further. “Frankly, it was horrific, what is unfolding,” Mr Miliband said. “The stories that people were telling me of medicines being blocked [and] children dying while waiting for vital life-saving treatment.” The Israelis have denied that there are any restrictions despite considerable evidence they have from charities like Physicians for Human Rights and Global Human Rights Clinic as well as a host of other NGOs and charities.

    The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has accused the Labour government of ‘Jew hate’ and that “they know no boundaries and and know no facts”. Strong stuff. A difficult claim to make as the Foreign Secretary is Jewish. The Times of Israel called his remarks ‘political positioning’ among other criticisms.

    These are the familiar responses to any kind of criticism of Israel despite the mass of evidence of violence in the West Bank and Gaza.

    Vigil

    The 144th vigil took place yesterday (5th September) with around 25 in attendance. Filming has started of our video ‘Because …’ where we ask some participants why are they here. We will be continuing over the next few weeks running up to our 150th vigil.

    The local MP, Mr John Glen has still not put in an appearance. We learned that one participant has written over 40 times to him yet has never received a reply. Mr Glen is a member the Conservative Friends of Israel lobby organisation. He has never mentioned the vigils in his weekly column courtesy of the Salisbury Journal. An MP is elected to represent all his or her constituents not just those who agree with them.

    Double standards?

    An enormous fuss was made last week over a Channel 4 film showing Reform party aids soliciting foreign donations which are illegal under electoral law. The undercover filming appeared to show two Reform aids seeking to conceal the source of foreign donations to make them appear as though they were from the UK. Two have been relieved of their posts. Yet there is no equivalent fuss of the huge amount of money the Israeli government has poured into its lobbying and the effect it has had on the attitudes of MPs towards the conflict.

    Around £1.5 million has been spent by the Israeli government and it is thought that 180 MPs are members of the various party’s friends groups. This raises the obvious question ‘who are you representing?’ How can a member of parliament be such a friend and claim to be an impartial judge of both British interests and what is right in the Middle East and for Israel? Where do their loyalties lie?

    Picture: courtesy of Peter Gloyns.

    Sources: Times of Israel, Independent, MSN, Ha’aretz.

    #FriendsOfIsrael #JohnGlenMP #Lobbying #Palestine #Salisbury #vigil
  14. @crazyeddie @aworkinglibrary
    It is probably about car dependency, car-centered areas. Like in the US where in many towns without a car one would struggle to do anything: getting to the grocery store, getting back from the store, reaching the other river bank as many bridges are motor vehicles only.

    People can’t live without cars in such places. Even food banks have huge lines of cars, four "lanes". Some homeless people drive cars as well. Imagine the closest grocery store being 1 hour walking distance away, and the weather may be extremely hot/cold.

    Many such areas don’t even have sidewalks or anything for walking at all. At the same time so called "jay-walking" is prohibited by law. The term "jaywalking" actually was invented by the cars lobby in the early 20th century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalki
    Moving around by walking is extremely inconvenient, dangerous, taking ridiculous amounts of time, basically incompatible with everyday activities.

    Also the parking lots, roads, intersections take up huge chunks of the city. Consider how much longer it takes to walk somewhere compared to what it could be without all these. Urban areas could look very different if they were human-centered and Points Of Interest were packed tightly.

    And the bigger the city, the more space car infrastructure takes up. More lanes, wider intersections, parking lots can have up to many thousands spots, highways, freeways, interchanges of ridiculous sizes and shapes.

    The topic is huge, what I mentioned is just the tip. Think of what you see around every day. Also all the noise. And danger it brings to everyone, not just drivers. The number of so called "accidents", another convenient term for the horrible things that happen everyday.

    The areas which are pedestrian-friendly, bicycle friendly, have public transportation tend to have happier residents, more attraction points, more small businesses, more street life, way better air quality, less noise among other benefits.
    Also social connections and interaction happen there and not on a 4-lane highway.

    #Cars #Car #City #Urban #Streets
    #Cities #CarFree #Roads #CarDependancy #StreetLife #Safety #Bycicles #Walking #UrbanSprawl #OneMoreLane #InducedTraffic #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #Access #PublicTransportation #Accessibility #Accessible #PublicSpaces #Socialization #Capitalism #Subsidies #Lobbying #WordsMatter #History #CarsAreDangerous #FuckCars

  15. "In 2023, 60 per cent of Australians rejected a constitutionally recognised Voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. A body that could only make representations, only on matters concerning the people whose ancestors have been here sixty thousand years.
    "Too much, the No campaign shrieked. Division. Privilege. Special treatment.
    "Nine months later, Anthony Albanese handed Jillian Segal what the Voice never dreamed of asking for. Not a right to be heard. Power. No election. No parliamentary vote. No hearing. A three year commission reporting personally to the Prime Minister, with a mandate reaching into every campus, newsroom, classroom, gallery, charity, arts contract and visa file in the Commonwealth."

    Andrew Brown writes: michaelwest.com.au/the-segal-s

    #academicFreedom #influence #lobbying #policing #silencing #genocideSupport #hasbara #grievability #conflation #confusion #manipulation #proZionism #StandWithIsrael #lineOfColor #Australia #RoyalCommission #AusPol #JillianSegal #Segal #AnthonyAlbanese

  16. Andy Burnham: Kick Palantir out of our NHS!

    Rumours are Andy #Burnham wants to kick out Palantir from #OurNHS

    But Palantir’s army of lobbyists won’t give up without a fight - like when they sued Mayor of London for blocking their £50mil #MetPolice deal

    #Petition text

    Put patients before #corporate #lobbyists

    End #Palantir’s contracts with #NHS & #police. Protect our #private #data

    act.38degrees.org.uk/act/Kick-

    #CorporateTerrorism #privacy #medical #BigData #corruption #lobbying #DemocracyNOW

  17. #TaylorFarms Spent Big on #MAGA and #AntiRegulatory #Lobbying Before #Diarrhea Outbreak

    The company donated more than $3.6 million to #conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the #MAGAInc. #SuperPAC.

    by Kate Taylor, Jul 21, 2026

    "The lettuce supplier at the center of the turbo diarrhea outbreak has spent millions of dollars to sway sentiment around #FoodRegulation and elect Donald Trump and other MAGA Republicans, according to public filings.

    "Taylor Farms donated more than $2 million to conservative political groups in 2025, according to Federal Election Commission filings. That includes a $1 million donation to MAGA Inc., the Trump-centric super PAC, and $1.1 million to other super PACs dedicated to electing Republicans.

    "From 2020 through the end of 2024, the company donated more than $1.6 million to conservative PACs, including a total of $850,000 to #AFPAction, an anti-regulation super PAC with ties to the #Koch network.

    "#BruceTaylor, the chairman and CEO of Taylor Farms, is also a longtime donor to Republican causes. Since 2020, Taylor has personally donated more than $900,000 to Republican PACs and candidates, including contributions to Texas senator #JohnCornyn and Tennessee senator #MarshaBlackburn."

    Read more:
    wired.com/story/diarrhea-outbr

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/zUBU5

    #KochBrothers #KochNetwork #Capitalism #Crapitalism #USPol #CyclosporaOutbreak

  18. En tant que consommateur, vos intérêts sont-ils bien représentés à Bruxelles par des organisations qui acceptent les financements/sponsorings de multinationales (Google, Amazon, Tiktok, Ferrero...) et reprennent beaucoup de leurs argumentaires de #lobbying?
    Cela m'étonnerait... mais c'est pourtant le cas de Testachats / Testaankoop et du groupe euroconsumers qu'ils ont cofondé.

    #consommateurs

    levif.be/vivifiant/technologie

  19. NPR: AI and tech are trying to influence the midterm elections. “Around the country, groups associated with AI and tech are trying to influence elections from Senate races to local offices, even as Americans register increasing discomfort with the technology’s ramifications for jobs, energy bills and society. AI-focused super PACs have already spent $43.3 million on congressional races this […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/23/npr-ai-and-tech-are-trying-to-influence-the-midterm-elections/
  20. The Self Lobbyist

    Before there were professional lobbyists, aspiring influencers had to visit the capital city to get heard. Most did not have the funds.

    tiereddemocraticgovernance.org

    #tiereddeemocraticgovernance
    #lobbyist #lobbying

  21. Total a obéit aux menaces du Trumpistan, le doigt sur la couture du pantalon.

    Le projet du géant français de l'énergie, créer 2 fermes éoliennes capables de produire de l'électricité pour 1 millions d'americains.

    Oui mais voilà, BigOil et ses donations/corruption aux politiciens US en avait décidé autrement.
    À force de lobbying et de menaces des sanctions US, ,Total a accepté d'abandonner ces 2 projets, déjà entamés, en échange d'un plat de lentilles dorées.
    1 milliard, c'est visiblement le coût de la probité de l'entreprise française.

    En échange, Total achètera aux USofA du pétrole issu de la fracturation, qui confisque les terres des autochtones et pollue les nappes phréatique au point de rendre l'eau des communautés alentour impropres à la consommation humaine.

    Sans l'autorisation de Macrotte, rien de tout cela n'aurait été possible.

    Illégitimes, corrompus, autorisant l'armée fasciste US à utiliser ses installation ET pollueurs, le bilan du macronisme fait vraiment rêver, non ?

    franceinfo.fr/replay-radio/le-

    #Pollution #Eoliennes #TotalEnergies #BoycottTotal #Chantage #Lobbying #BigOil

  22. Total a obéit aux menaces du Trumpistan, le doigt sur la couture du pantalon.

    Le projet du géant français de l'énergie, créer 2 fermes éoliennes capables de produire de l'électricité pour 1 millions d'americains.

    Oui mais voilà, BigOil et ses donations/corruption aux politiciens US en avait décidé autrement.
    À force de lobbying et de menaces des sanctions US, ,Total a accepté d'abandonner ces 2 projets, déjà entamés, en échange d'un plat de lentilles dorées.
    1 milliard, c'est visiblement le coût de la probité de l'entreprise française.

    En échange, Total achètera aux USofA du pétrole issu de la fracturation, qui confisque les terres des autochtones et pollue les nappes phréatique au point de rendre l'eau des communautés alentour impropres à la consommation humaine.

    Sans l'autorisation de Macrotte, rien de tout cela n'aurait été possible.

    Illégitimes, corrompus, autorisant l'armée fasciste US à utiliser ses installation ET pollueurs, le bilan du macronisme fait vraiment rêver, non ?

    franceinfo.fr/replay-radio/le-

    #Pollution #Eoliennes #TotalEnergies #BoycottTotal #Chantage #Lobbying #BigOil

  23. Total a obéit aux menaces du Trumpistan, le doigt sur la couture du pantalon.

    Le projet du géant français de l'énergie, créer 2 fermes éoliennes capables de produire de l'électricité pour 1 millions d'americains.

    Oui mais voilà, BigOil et ses donations/corruption aux politiciens US en avait décidé autrement.
    À force de lobbying et de menaces des sanctions US, ,Total a accepté d'abandonner ces 2 projets, déjà entamés, en échange d'un plat de lentilles dorées.
    1 milliard, c'est visiblement le coût de la probité de l'entreprise française.

    En échange, Total achètera aux USofA du pétrole issu de la fracturation, qui confisque les terres des autochtones et pollue les nappes phréatique au point de rendre l'eau des communautés alentour impropres à la consommation humaine.

    Sans l'autorisation de Macrotte, rien de tout cela n'aurait été possible.

    Illégitimes, corrompus, autorisant l'armée fasciste US à utiliser ses installation ET pollueurs, le bilan du macronisme fait vraiment rêver, non ?

    franceinfo.fr/replay-radio/le-

    #Pollution #Eoliennes #TotalEnergies #BoycottTotal #Chantage #Lobbying #BigOil

  24. Total a obéit aux menaces du Trumpistan, le doigt sur la couture du pantalon.

    Le projet du géant français de l'énergie, créer 2 fermes éoliennes capables de produire de l'électricité pour 1 millions d'americains.

    Oui mais voilà, BigOil et ses donations/corruption aux politiciens US en avait décidé autrement.
    À force de lobbying et de menaces des sanctions US, ,Total a accepté d'abandonner ces 2 projets, déjà entamés, en échange d'un plat de lentilles dorées.
    1 milliard, c'est visiblement le coût de la probité de l'entreprise française.

    En échange, Total achètera aux USofA du pétrole issu de la fracturation, qui confisque les terres des autochtones et pollue les nappes phréatique au point de rendre l'eau des communautés alentour impropres à la consommation humaine.

    Sans l'autorisation de Macrotte, rien de tout cela n'aurait été possible.

    Illégitimes, corrompus, autorisant l'armée fasciste US à utiliser ses installation ET pollueurs, le bilan du macronisme fait vraiment rêver, non ?

    franceinfo.fr/replay-radio/le-

    #Pollution #Eoliennes #TotalEnergies #BoycottTotal #Chantage #Lobbying #BigOil

  25. Total a obéit aux menaces du Trumpistan, le doigt sur la couture du pantalon.

    Le projet du géant français de l'énergie, créer 2 fermes éoliennes capables de produire de l'électricité pour 1 millions d'americains.

    Oui mais voilà, BigOil et ses donations/corruption aux politiciens US en avait décidé autrement.
    À force de lobbying et de menaces des sanctions US, ,Total a accepté d'abandonner ces 2 projets, déjà entamés, en échange d'un plat de lentilles dorées.
    1 milliard, c'est visiblement le coût de la probité de l'entreprise française.

    En échange, Total achètera aux USofA du pétrole issu de la fracturation, qui confisque les terres des autochtones et pollue les nappes phréatique au point de rendre l'eau des communautés alentour impropres à la consommation humaine.

    Sans l'autorisation de Macrotte, rien de tout cela n'aurait été possible.

    Illégitimes, corrompus, autorisant l'armée fasciste US à utiliser ses installation ET pollueurs, le bilan du macronisme fait vraiment rêver, non ?

    franceinfo.fr/replay-radio/le-

    #Pollution #Eoliennes #TotalEnergies #BoycottTotal #Chantage #Lobbying #BigOil

  26. CAB To CRTC: Streamers Must Give News Orgs Free Money Because Reasons

    The pure nonsense talking point that streamers must pay news organizations free money is back at the CRTC thanks to the CAB.

    freezenet.ca/cab-to-crtc-strea

    #Business #Censorship #News #BillC11 #CAB #Canada #CRTC #hearing #lobbying #OnlineStreamingAct

  27. The 162 corporations and trade associations which declare EU lobby budgets of over €1 million annually, collectively declare at least €343 million per year.

    Five-year growth: Since 2020, these corporate interests have declared nearly €86 million more, marking a one-third increase over five years.

    corporateeurope.org/en/2025/02 🧵

    #Tech #Banking #Chemicals #lobbying #Brussels #energy #offsets #Europe #greenCapitalism #electricity #EU #growth #spillovers #transition #lobbies #openData #LobbyControl