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Tales from the Lobby

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Radio 4 brings its multifocal lens to the lobbying industry.

Radio 4 brings its multifocal lens to the lobbying industry. A 400-year-old scandal waiting to happen.

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Michael Crick on the cunning, clever world of lobbying.

Richard Brooks of Private Eye used to work as a tax inspector - a line of work that has been a great help in his investigations into how lobbying works. With contributions from Peter Oborne, Tamasin Cave, and former Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson who reveals how many tricks he employed in his campaign as a union boss fighting to prevent the privatisation of Royal Mail. 

The presenter is Michael Crick, the producer Miles Warde.

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