What to look out for when being bombarded by lobbyists!

Here’s a helpful checklist below of things to look out for when being bombarded by corporate lobbying!

Greg Fell has a good article in The New Statesmen today urging MPs to resist corporate attempts to influence their vote on the progressive ban on smoking and restrictions on vaping.

https://lnkd.in/eeHD7g5r

These are some of the communication strategies they may face and should resist!

The checklist is adapted from the 9 Frames of Subversion from Grant Ennis excellent book Dark PR which shows in detail how these frames have been used to block regulation on Unhealthy Foods, Road Safety and Global Warming. Don't be put off by the title, this is a rigorously referenced book showing how corporate influence shapes the way society as a whole views and acts on these important issues.

You might look at these and think - well what's wrong with most of these, they are true? But many are truthy sounding, not actually true; but more importantly are used quite deliberately to muddle societal debate and steer the conversation in media and parliament away from the effectiveness of regulation. Be sceptical.